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Employment Outlook 2009 Country Notes: Canada

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16-Sep-2009

The OECD Employment Outlook indicates that Canada’s unemployment rate was slow to take off, but is predicted to reach almost 10% by 2010. Since peaking in October 2008, full-time employment has dropped by 486 000.

Doing Better for Children: Highlights for Canada

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01-Sep-2009

Canada receives solid marks in Doing Better for Children , the OECD’s first report on the well-being of children. But there are areas which may need policy attention to improve the lives of Canadian children, including reducing child poverty and youth risk-taking.

Spend early on children, says OECD

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01-Sep-2009

Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according to the OECD’s first ever report on child well-being in its 30 member countries.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009: How Does Canada Compare

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01-Jul-2009

Total health spending accounted for 10.1% of GDP in Canada in 2007, more than one percentage point higher than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries.

Pensions at a Glance 2009: Highlights for Canada

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23-Jun-2009

The proportion of retirement incomes coming from private pensions and other financial assets in Canada  is one of the highest among the 30 OECD countries. Old-age income safety-nets are amongst the highest in the OECD, helping Canada have one of the lowest poverty levels...

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - Canada

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12-Jan-2009

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's A System of Health Accounts in Canada.

Growing Unequal 2008 - Country note: Canada

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21-Oct-2008

This note presents key findings related to income inequality and poverty for Canada, with global trends among OECD countries.

International Mobility of Health Professionals and Health Workforce Management in Canada: Myths and Realities

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16-Oct-2008

Jean-Christophe Dumont, Pascal Zurn, Jody Church and Christine Le Thi

This report (Health Working Paper No. 40) examines the role played by immigrant health workers in the Canadian health workforce but also the interactions between migration policies and education and health workforce management
policies.

Labour market discrimination still a big problem in OECD countries

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02-Jul-2008

Women are 20% less likely than men to have a paid job in OECD countries and they earn on average 17% less than men, according to the latest edition of OECD’s Employment Outlook.

Employment Outlook 2008 - How does Canada compare ?

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02-Jul-2008

The OECD Employment Outlook takes an annual look at key issues in employment. This document  highlights findings from the Employment Outlook Edition 2008 relevant to Canada.