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Nanos: Increased Supply Chain Anxiety Among Women and Those Over 55

Nanos: Increased Supply Chain Anxiety Among Women and Those Over 55

May 31, 2022 | Business Operations, News Releases

Canadians are increasingly concerned about getting goods due to supply chain disruptions, especially women and those over 55 years old,...

Editorial: Solving the Truck Driver Shortage is an Investment in Canada

Editorial: Solving the Truck Driver Shortage is an Investment in Canada

Apr 13, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, COVID-19, Cross Border, Driving the Economy, Training, Vaccine

The Canadian economy moves by truck, or, more accurately – by the women and men who are Canada’s dedicated truck...

Gov't of Canada Announces Changes to the TFWP

Gov't of Canada Announces Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Apr 06, 2022 | Business Operations, Government, Supply Chain, TFWs

The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, has announced the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program Workforce...

January 2022: Vacancies in Trucking and Logistics

January 2022: Vacancies in Trucking and Logistics

Jan 12, 2022 | Driver Shortage, Driving the Economy, Labour Market Information, We Are Trucking

The vacancy rate in truck transportation is 8% in the third quarter of 2021, compared to 5.4% across the economy....

Special Labour Market Report

Trucking HR Canada releases special labour market information report: driver vacancy rate hits historic high

Jan 11, 2022 | Labour Market Information, Women in Trucking

Trucking HR Canada (THRC) released a special labour market information report highlighting a staggering vacancy rate in drivers moving into...

2021-10-21-Transportation issues could impact supply chain

Transportation issues could have impact on holiday shopping in Sask.

Oct 21, 2021 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Cross Border, Supply Chain

“The labour shortages across the country are definitely causing supply chain challenges,” Ewart said. “We’re hearing from members that they...

2021-03-11 Western Canadian Program Aims to Get More Women into Trucking

Western Canadian Program Aims to Get More Women into Trucking

Mar 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Women Shifting Gears

It’s no secret that women make up a small percentage of the trucking industry’s workforce, but across Western Canada, several...

2020-09-09 New Pilot for Women Shifting Gears

New Pilot for Women Shifting Gears

Sep 09, 2020 | We Are Trucking, Women Shifting Gears

Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced Women Shifting Gears, a new pilot program for women who want training to become...

2020-02-02 Your Next Great Career: The New Trucking Industry

Your Next Great Career: The New Trucking Industry

Feb 02, 2020 | Careers, Labour Market Information

When you think about a career in the trucking industry, often we think long hours, poor pay, no flexibility, and...

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