Training Program Looking for Employers to Work With
An innovative program that trains people to work in Grand Erie industry has a new name and expanded focus. Skills2Advance is the new name for the free program, formerly known as connect2SKILLS, offered by theWorkforce Planning Board of Grand Erie. The expanded focus...
Job numbers slow to rebound so far in Brantford
The gradual economic rebound from COVID-19 hasn’t shown up in the job numbers for Brantford just yet. An estimated 10,000 Brantford area residents were unemployed in June, according to a Statistics Canada survey conducted mid-month. There was a greater influx in job...
Survey asks what supports local businesses need
Local businesses are being urged to speak up about what community supports they need on the road to recovery from COVID-19. The Grand Erie COVID-19 Recovery: Business Insights Survey targets businesses in Brantford, Six Nations, New Credit, and the counties of Brant,...
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,...
