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In this Canada HR News episode:

Recruitment: 

• Indeed reports that Canadian employment continues to blow past its pre-pandemic level. | Canadian Employment Continues to Blow Past Its Pre-Pandemic Level (hiringlab.org) 
• The Conference Board reports that in March the Canadian labour market added 73,000 jobs. | Unemployment rate reaches record low in March (conferenceboard.ca)  

Health and Safety

• Ontario has passed its new workplace legislation that contains significant health and safety revisions. | OHS fines in Ontario skyrocket, naloxone kits being mandated under new law - OHS Canada MagazineOHS Canada Magazine 
• CCOHS offers scholarships for women in occupational health and safety. | Federal, Saskatchewan governments increasing awareness on safety in the workplace | Canadian Occupational Safety (thesafetymag.com)

Return to the Office

•  Canada’s office vacancy rate hits a record 16.3%. | Canada office vacancy rate climbs as Omicron wave delays return | Financial Post 

Compensation

• Canadian employers are increasing salary for current staff to help close wage gaps between new hires and more tenured staff. | 69 Per Cent of Canadian Companies Have Experienced Pay Compression in the Last 12 Months, Robert Half Research Finds | Robert Half

Gender diversity

•   A study from McMaster has found that Canadian health-care leadership teams have achieved gender parity, but still lack racial diversity.  | Canadian health-care leadership shows gender parity – Brighter World (mcmaster.ca)

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