Category: Career

You won’t believe which Canadian city is best for young people to work

Listen up, youths, this is important. It concerns your future. YouthfulCities has just published its inaugural Urban Work Index, a hefty document that scores Canadian cities on how attractive they are for young people (15 to 29) to work. The index uses four key themes – Affordability, Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship

Canadian Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for Figuring Out the Universe

“There are still many open questions … what in the world is this dark matter?” said James Peebles in accepting his Nobel prize in physics. Peebles, who is 84 years old and was born in Winnipeg, has committed his life to untangling the incomprehensible complexity of the universe. On Tuesday,

3 Canadian Cities Rank Among World’s Best for ‘Work-Life Balance’

Look, I don’t know what kind of back-door dealings are transpiring here, but three Canadian cities were recently ranked among the best in the world for work-life balance. This is according to a study conducted by the tech company Kisi, which compared data on work intensity, institutional support, legislation, and livability.

These Are the World’s Most Expensive Cities for Expat Workers

We Canadians in big cities like to complain about how expensive our lives are. To put things into perspective, human resources consulting firm Mercer has released its annual cost of living survey. The survey explores the cost of living for employees working abroad. Basically, it gives us an idea of

For the First Time Ever, Canada’s Top CEO is a Woman

Canada’s CEOs: making as much money in a day and a half as you do in an entire year. Nevertheless, many company leaders are revered by their underlings, as evidenced by Glassdoor’s annual Employees’ Choice Awards. The ranking is determined through input by employees who voluntarily provide anonymous feedback about their