Youth Work NOW! Employment Webinar
Youth Work NOW! - an online webinar taking place Thursday, April 29th at 11Am will help our local youth search for a summer job or their first job. The session will feature short presentations by about a dozen employment related services from our region. The COVID-19...
March 2021 job numbers show dip in unemployment
March 2021 job numbers show that Brantford's jobless rate dipped after the previous month's COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were lifted. The local unemployment rate fell to 7.2% in March, from 7.6% in February, according to seasonally adjusted estimates from the...
Celebrating Grand Erie’s Essential Workers – John
Today, in our Frontline Fridays feature we talk to Paramedic John Ellis who works for Haldimand County Paramedic Services. Through Frontline Fridays the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie pays tribute to essential workers in our community. Essential workers have...
Celebrating Grand Erie’s Essential Workers – Jim
Through Frontline Fridays the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie pays tribute to essential workers in our community. Essential workers have helped us cope with the COVID-19 pandemic in Brantford, Six Nations, New Credit, and the counties of Brant, Haldimand and...
Celebrating Grand Erie’s Essential Workers – David
Today, in our Frontline Fridays feature we talk to David Birtwell. David works as an AZ Truck Driver in the Cement Division at Stubbe’s Precast. Located in the County of Brant, Stubbe’s is a multi-faceted company that offers Structural and Architectural Precast...
Local Labour Market 2020 – The Year of the Pandemic
We now have a clearer picture of how the global COVID-19 pandemic affected the labour market and businesses of the Grand Erie area in 2020. The Grand Erie region – encompassing the City of Brantford, Counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk, as well as the indigenous...
Local jobless rate continues to climb
Brantford’s unemployment rate rose for the second month in a row amidst business closures and changes in capacity limits. The February jobless rate for Brantford was 7.6%, up from January’s 6.9%, according to seasonally adjusted Statistics Canada estimates. The survey...
Celebrating Grand Erie’s Essential Workers – Sharon
Today, in our Frontline Fridays feature we talk to Sharon Brooks, Executive Director of Kids Can Fly, a local charitable organization that works with children and families supporting early learning and parenting. Through Frontline Fridays the Workforce Planning Board...
Celebrating Grand Erie’s Essential Workers – Julia
Today, in our Frontline Fridays feature we talk to Special Constable Julia Bergsma. Julia works for Wilfrid Laurier University in the Special Constable Service Division. In our Frontline Fridays series, the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie pays tribute to...
Celebrating Grand Erie’s Essential Workers – Laura
In this week's Frontline Fridays feature we talk to Laura Middelkoop, a Grade 12 student at Brantford Collegiate Institute. Frontline Fridays stories pay tribute to Grand Erie essential workers in the communities of Brantford, Six Nations, New Credit, and the counties...