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Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion employment fell in July

Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion employmentÌýdeclined 3.9 per cent from June to July according to theÌýStatistics CanadaÌýLabourÌýForce SurveyÌýreleased today.ÌýIn a studyÌýofÌýemployment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted, construction employmentÌýtotalled 1,412,300 in July, down from 1,416,200 in June 2021. Comparing July 2021 to July 2020, employmentÌýin the sectorÌýwas up 3.5 per cent.ÌýOverall employment rose by 94,000 (0.5 per cent) in July, adding to the 231,000 (1.2 per cent) increase in June. The unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 7.5Ìýper cent.Ìý

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IWH to co-host World Congress

TheÌýWorld Congress on Safety and Health at WorkÌýhas been scheduledÌýforÌývirtual sessionsÌýSept. 20 to 23. The event will be co-hostedÌýacross Canada by the Institute for Work and Health.ÌýÌýÌý

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Best to helm new Ontario Data Authority

The Ontario governmentÌýtoday announced it hasÌýappointed public dataÌýconsultantÌýAndy Best toÌýleadÌýthe development of aÌýnewÌýprovincial Data Authority.ÌýTheÌýnew agency willÌýbe responsible for building modern data infrastructure to support economic and social growth,Ìýwith further mandates to develop privacy and security policy.ÌýBest is the CEO and co-founder of Civic Digital Network, a non-profit organization that creates data infrastructure frameworksÌýforÌýpublic institutions.ÌýÌý

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TremontiÌýto address ACEC conference

The Association of Consulting Engineering CompaniesÌý– Canada has announced CBCÌýNewsÌýreporterÌýAnna MariaÌýTremontiÌýas the closing keynote speaker at itsÌýNational Leadership Conference. The event is scheduled for Oct. 20Ìýwith the theme Reimaging our World.Ìý