Creative Class Workers in the Workforce Development Board Region

Bears' Lair Entrepreneurial Competition 2012 Winner

Moving to a new community can be overwhelming. The Workforce Development Board and the New Canadians Centre in Peterborough have put together this booklet to provide you with a listing of initial cont...

Results of a comprehensive financial study of Eastern Ontario municipalities paint a sobering picture of a region struggling with a limited tax base, rising debt levels and a growing need to invest in...

La présente mise à jour renseigne le lecteur en répartissant les développements sous forme d’un rapport divisé en cinq sections. 1. Une introduction ou un rappel concernant le plan du marché du travai...

This update provides the reader with information in five sections. 1. An introduction or refresher about the Labour Market Plan and its four Strategic Imperatives. Inform – Ensure that high-quality da...

Why Do Immigrant Workers in Australia Perform Better than in Canada? By Andrew Clarkeyand Mikal Skut

Buckhorn Career Fair

Workforce Development board is seeking to provide Human Resource Management knowledge and materials including a Human Resource Reference manual to small to medium size employers in the cities of Peter...

The Business Retention and Expansion project was initiated by the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce with the objective to facilitate business planning and growth by identifying and interviewing...

This report presents the main results from the qualitative and exploratory study of of the sustainability of manufacturing and health care workers 55+ in the Peterborough area during 2010. The purpose...

10 Hot Careers for 2012

The ‘Growing Careers - Occupations in Agriculture and the Food Processing Industry’ Guide has been funded through a generous contribution from the South Lake Community Development Fund.

The under-representation of women in skilled trades is well documented. Numerous studies and stacks of data support this fact, as does anecdotal evidence (a visit to almost any construction site will ...

The fifth piece in our ongoing series exploring the characteristics of work in the creative and service occupational classes considers the economic outcomes of self-employed workers. It is important t...

7 TIPS TO REMEMBER MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARD

CERP Posting by Sector across WDB regions.

Frequently asked questions you should know about the Accessibility Act.

Excellence in customer service is the goal of any successful business today. Ensuring you are accessible and open to all your customers, including people with disabilities, is what the customer servic...

Older Worker Project - Employer

Creative Economy Report - Tom Phillips

On January 2007, the worker filed a claim with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “Board”), seeking entitlement to benefits from the Insurance Plan for Traumatic Mental Stress (“TMS”). She ...

Peterborough, Ontario, nestled in the Kawarthas tourism region, is a cottage gateway known for its arts and heritage scene. This distinct, almost bohemian, culture is of special interest contrasted ag...

The 2011 federal budget created a hiring credit for small business (HCSB), a one-time credit intended to stimulate new employment and support small businesses. The HCSB gives small businesses relief f...

The seminar offers practical, hands‐on information on exporting to the United States for anyone working in management, inside or outside sales, marketing or in business development.

In its final recommendations to Canadians through its legacy documents, CCL will provide answers to these and other demanding questions, based upon the cumulative experience and far-ranging intense an...