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New Zealand: Boost productivity and adapt to the changing labour market

The New Zealand economy continues enjoying a strong, broad-based expansion, driven by booming tourism, high net inward migration, solid construction activity and supportive monetary policy.




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New Zealand: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the OECD.




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Business Development Executive @ Vadodara

Company: Talent Corner Hr Services Private Limited
Experience: 1 to 3
location: Vadodara, Vadodara
Ref: 24815385
Summary: Job Description : Job Description Carry out Back Office Sales Processes to attract new clients. Work with senior team members to identify and manage risks Maintain fruitful relationships with clients ....




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Hiring HRO PROFILE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROCESS IN A LEADING MNC Company

Company: 2COMS Consulting Private Limited
Experience: 1 to 3
Salary: 1.50 to 3.80
location: Mumbai
Ref: 24827813
Summary: Hiring HRO PROFILE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROCESS IN A LEADING MNC Company




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Resource Requirement_Gurgaon_AD_sub-con

Company: Arminus Software Private Limited
Experience: 0 to 50
location: Gurgaon / Gurugram
Ref: 24821986
Summary: Job Description : Job Description: 1. Position 1 4-7 years of SQL development experience ETL, SSIS and Microsoft stack experience Mandatory: Banking domain experience, basic accounting knowledge Nice to Have:....




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Headhunter – Talent Acquisition Specialist

Company: MNR Solutions Private Limited
Experience: 2 to 5
location: India
Ref: 24341110
Summary: Job Description: Job Summary Founded in 2007 – MNR Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has become one of the prime consulting companies to provide finest HR recruitment services globally in regions like Asia (India, China, Singapore, Malaysia....




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Human Resources Manager Req For Canada & Australia

Company: Pear Visa Immigration Services Private Limited
Experience: 4 to 9
Salary: 44.40 to 69.50
location: Australia, Canada
Ref: 24207961
Summary: Developing and implementing HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy Bridging management and employee relations by addressing....




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Long-Term Care in Canada

An overview of the long-term care situation in Canada is available here.




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Canada and the OECD: 50 Years of Converging Interests

"Canada and the OECD have been working together for five decades to produce better policies for better lives. We must use this partnership to reshape the global economy according to new values of inclusiveness, environmental respect and creative interdependence", said Mr. Gurría.




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Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Canada

The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.




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Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: Canada

This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".




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Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012 - Canada Country Note

This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.




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Economy: Canada needs to boost innovation and human capital to sustain living standards

Canada has weathered the global economic crisis comparatively well but will have to become more productive to sustain its high standard of living, according to OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Canada.




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Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: Canada

The recovery of the Canadian labour market is well under way. The unemployment rate (ILO definition) fell by more than one percentage point to 7.2% in June 2012, since peaking at 8.5% in the third quarter of 2009.




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Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - Canada

Canada ranks first among OECD countries in the proportion of adults with a college (tertiary-type 5B) education (24%) and ranks 8th in the proportion of adults with a university (tertiary-type 5A) education (26%).




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Closing the Gender Gap - country note: Canada

Gains in female education attainment have contributed to a worldwide increase in women’s participation in the labour force, but considerable gaps remain in working hours, conditions of employment and earnings.  More specific data for Canada are available in this country note.




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Canada: Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs - An analysis of two urban regions Montreal and Winnipeg

This paper looks at a study carried out among 80 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in two Canadian cities, Montréal and Winnipeg, based on a survey and case studies, which show the importance of innovation among Canadian SMEs. These innovations in turn create new demands for skill development, both through formal training and in informal activities.




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Advanced economies growing again but some emerging economies slowing, says OECD

A moderate recovery is underway in the major advanced economies, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment. Growth is proceeding at encouraging rates in North America, Japan and the UK. The euro area as a whole is out of recession, although output remains weak in a number of countries.




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Canadian Categorization Results (CCR) health data can be searched by substance identity

The Categorization Results from Canada Database containing the categorization results for substances on the Canadian Domestic substance list now contains supporting data on Human health regarding : potential for exposure, previous assessments, simple hazard assessment and complex hazard assessment. Users are now able to find these additional specific endpoint properties through the eChemPortal search by substance identity.




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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Canada

Income poverty rates in old-age are relatively low in Canada but have increased over time. Public transfers contribute less to the incomes of the over 65s than capital...




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Society at a Glance 2014 - Key findings for Canada

This note presents key findings for Canada from Society at a Glance 2014 - OECD Social indicators. This 2014 publication also provides a special chapter on: the crisis and its aftermath: a “stress test” for societies and for social policies.




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“Happy, Healthy and Wise” are Top Priorities for American, Canadian Users of OECD Better Life Index

When it comes to well-being, American users of the OECD Better Life Index (BLI) want to be happy, Canadians care most about health, while Latin Americans strive for better education. That’s according to user feedback as the Index marks its third birthday.




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Obesity Update 2014: Key Facts for Canada

Obesity rates are high in Canada, relative to most OECD countries, but they have not increased substantially in the last 15 years.




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Canada: Sustain inclusive growth by reducing housing market risks and overcoming specific skills shortages, says OECD

Canada has experienced solid economic growth since the global crisis, allowing it to reverse recession-induced job losses and put federal public finances on a sound footing, says the OECD. Growth is expected to accelerate from 2.5% this year to 2.7% in 2015.




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Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)- Country Note - Alberta (Canada)

Country notes highlight some key findings from TALIS 2013 for individual countries and economies




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Measuring Innovation in Education Quebec,Canada

The ability to measure innovation is essential to an improvement strategy in education. This country note analyses how the practices are changing within classrooms and educational organisations and how teachers develop and use their pedagogical resources.




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Canada Shows Highest Level of Tertiary Education Attainment, Says OECD

According to new OECD data, Canada has a highly educated population, due in large part to high attainment rates at the college level. Furthermore, Canadian adults rank near the OECD average on foundational skills development, while Canadian youth rank above average.




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Job Creation and Local Economic Development in Canada

This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery. It also includes a set of country pages featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of smaller OECD regions (TL3).




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Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Canada

Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Canada




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Water Resources Allocation: Canada Country Profile

Water resources allocation determines who is able to use water resources, how, when and where. Capturing information from 27 OECD countries and key partner economies, the report presents key findings from the OECD Survey of Water Resources Allocation and case studies of successful allocation reform.




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Tackling harmful alcohol use: Canada

Levels of alcohol consumption in Canada are close to the OECD average and have remained relatively stable in the last 20 years. In 2012, an average of 8.2 litres of pure alcohol per capita was consumed in Canada, compared with an estimate of 9.1 litres in the OECD.




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In it Together: Why less inequality benefits all-Canada

This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2015 OECD report "In it Together: Why less inequality benefits all".




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Strengthening the international community’s fight against offshore tax evasion: Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia and New Zealand join multilateral agreement to automatically exchange information

In a boost for international efforts to strengthen co-operation against offshore tax evasion, seven new countries have joined the agreement to exchange information automatically under the OECD/G20 standard.




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Canada could do more to help laid-off workers

Canada should improve the support its employment services offer to help laid-off workers find a new job more quickly, according to a new OECD report.




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Health at a Glance 2015: Key findings for Canada

Life expectancy in Canada is one year higher than the OECD average and about three years higher than in the United States, but remains significantly lower than in leading OECD countries (Japan, Spain and Switzerland).




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Education at a Glance 2015: Canada

The 2015 edition introduces more detailed analysis of participation in early childhood and tertiary levels of education. The report also examines first generation tertiary-educated adults’ educational and social mobility, labour market outcomes for recent graduates, and participation in employer-sponsored formal and/or non-formal education.




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Canada - Financing Democracy: Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns and the Risk of Policy Capture

This case study reviews the Canadian Elections Act, the primary legal framework for funding and oversight of political parties, candidates and campaigns. It also discusses role, mandate and practices of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, and the challenges presented going forward.




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Overview of Health Policy in Canada

The growth rate in health spending per capita in Canada has slowed down markedly in recent years, being close to zero in real terms since 2011. Life expectancy in Canada is one year higher than the OECD average, but rising alcohol consumption and obesity rates are growing risk factors to health. Canada could further improve the quality of care in order to cope better with rising prevalence of chronic diseases.




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OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría in Canada on 13-14 June - Economic Survey of Canada and Employment and Skills Strategy in Montreal

The latest OECD Economic Survey of Canada, to be published on Monday 13 June, discusses how the Canadian economy is adjusting to the fall in commodity prices. The Survey assesses future growth and employment prospects as the economy shifts toward non-resource-based activity, including policies for accompanying this transition.




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Canada is adjusting to the end of the commodities boom, but new policies are needed to boost productivity and reduce financial stability risks

The Canadian economy is adjusting to the fall in commodity prices, but additional policies are needed to boost productivity, reduce financial stability risks and make future growth stronger, greener and more inclusive, according to a new OECD report.




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The risks in Canada’s unusual housing market(s)

Local housing markets are presently highly disparate in Canada. While in most smaller localities real estate prices are fairly stable and not out of line with the fundamentals (incomes and rents), 10 of the 15 large Census Metropolitan Areas monitored by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) show signs of overvaluation, and seven show moderate or strong evidence of overbuilding.




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Environmental taxes: Key findings for Canada LINK

This country note provides an environmental tax and carbon pricing profile for Canada. It shows environmentally related tax revenues, taxes on energy use and effective carbon rates.




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Society at a Glance 2016 - How does Canada compare?

The number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) remains elevated in many countries since the crisis. This country note examines the characteristics of those at risk of being NEET in Canada along with policies to help meet the challenge. It also includes many new youth-specific indicators on family formation, self-sufficiency, income and poverty, health and social cohesion.




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OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría welcomes the signature of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)

“I congratulate Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on the signature of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). The deal comes at a crucial time when slowing trade growth and low investment are contributing to the weakness of the global economy.




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PISA 2015 key findings for Canada

This country note presents student performance in science, reading and mathematics, and measures equity in education in Canada. The interactive charts allow you to compare results with other countries participating in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).




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The Pursuit of Gender Equality - Key findings for Canada

Selected findings for Canada from the report "The Pursuit of Gender Equality: An Uphill Battle"




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Preventing Ageing Unequally - Key findings for Canada

Selected findings for Canada from the report "Preventing Ageing Unequally"




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Health at a Glance 2017: Key findings for Canada

Canada’s population is slightly healthier than the OECD average, considering life expectancy and other general measures of health status. Smoking and alcohol consumption are also a little lower than the OECD average, but obesity rates are high. Indicators for access and quality of care are generally good, achieved with a level of health spending not much higher than the OECD average.




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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 - Canada highlights

This note presents selected country highlights from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 with a specific focus on digital trends among all themes covered.




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Pensions at a Glance 2017 - Key findings for Canada

Key findings for Canada from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2017"