New job search tools to help local job seekers
Grand Erie job seekers have a powerful new tool to search for local jobs, being launched just as the economy starts to reopen. Grand Erie Jobs, launched by the Workforce Planning Board, features 500+ local job listings on any day covering all sectors and careers, an...
Virtual job fair will feature 19 local employers
A virtual job fair will be held June 15 - 18 as a creative way to help employers connect with job seekers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The job fair, taking place via the Zoom online meeting platform, will feature 19 local employers from Brantford, Six Nations, New...
There’s cautious optimism despite job numbers
Another 1,500 Brantford area residents were out of work in May, as COVID-19 continued to send shockwaves through the economy. Brantford’s jobless rate hit 11.3% in May, up from 9.4% in April, according to estimates released by Statistics Canada Friday. An estimated...
COVID-19 impacts thousands of people’s jobs
Thousands more Brantford residents were thrown out of work in April as COVID-19 slammed the economy. An estimated 7,300 local residents were unemployed in April, up 2,700 from March and up almost 4,000 since January, according to Statistics Canada figures released...
Vote to help name our new local job portal
A new community job board is looking for a name. Residents are invited to vote on a list of five names for the job portal, which will soon be launched by the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie. The portal will show up-to-date job listings in Brantford, Six...
Many local workers lose work due to COVID-19: survey
More than 40% of Grand Erie residents have lost work due to the COVID-19 crisis, a new survey shows. The Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie’s COVID-19 Worker Impact Survey of 450 people found that 37% are temporarily not working, while another 5% have permanently...
COVID-19 pushes up Brantford Brant jobless rate
Brantford Brant got its first glimpse of COVID-19’s impact on the local job market, as Statistics Canada released its monthly job numbers – and it isn’t pretty. Early indications are that Brantford may not have been as hard hit as other parts of Ontario and Canada,...
Live Epic Jobs skilled trades event for students cancelled
Epic Jobs, an annual event that introduces almost 2,000 area students to the skilled trades, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Running at two locations – the Wayne Gretzky Sport Centre and the Sanderson Centre – Epic Jobs in its 4th year, features high...
COVID-19 worker impact survey launched
Today, the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie, in partnership with Workforce Planning West, has launched the COVID-19 Worker Impact Survey to help inform the development of employment-related initiatives to respond to this crisis. The COVID-19 crisis has already...
We’re monitoring COVID-19’s impact on local labour market
COVID-19 is affecting almost everything, including the work we do as a community organization. The Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie is working to stay on top of how COVID-19 is impacting local businesses, organizations and residents, including workers laid off...
