Hundreds attend online Job Fair & Skills Exploration event
Hundreds of area residents took part in the Grand Erie Job Fair & Skills Exploration Event, held entirely online Oct. 6. People who attended the online job fair were able to meet and chat with 45 different exhibitors, the majority of whom were employers. Attendees...
Employers speak up in COVID-19 Road to Recovery survey
The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns shocked businesses and the workforce across the Grand Erie area in an unprecedented manner starting in March 2020. In the following months, as businesses began to contemplate, prepare, and execute plans to reopen,...
Virtual Job Fair & Skills Exploration Event Oct. 6
The Grand Erie Virtual Job Fair & Skills Exploration Event will be held entirely online Oct. 6, 2020 for the communities of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk, Six Nations and New Credit. Organized by the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie and the regional...
July job numbers show Brantford recovery started
Brantford is on the road to recovery, with July job numbers indicating a 2% drop in the unemployment rate since June. According to a Statistics Canada survey conducted July 12 to July 18, an estimated 1,500 less were unemployed in June, bringing Brantford’s...
Training program wants 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 the Workforce 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...
