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Canada
Canada
in 8th place has slipped below the United States, Australia
and Belgium as the world's best place to live.
This year's Human Development Index, part of the U.N.'s
Human Development Report 2003, ranks Canada as the 8th best
country in the world in terms of living conditions. The
ranking is based on 2001 data. The report cited an overall
drop in Canada's GDP when compared with American numbers.
Canada's GDP per capita is also down. In 2001, Canada reportedly
had 186 doctors per 100,000 people. The U.S. had 276, Belgium
395 and Norway 413. See full article at: http://www.goacom.com/news/news2003/jul/msg00024.html
Toronto
in need of highly skilled immigrants to overcome labour
shortage in 2010
http://www.goacom.com/news/news2003/jul/msg00022.html
Toronto - Toronto's economy could face
a severe challenge in the near future if city officials
fail to deal with a predicted labour shortage, says a report
delivered to city council Monday.
The independent report for Toronto city council's Economic
Development and Parks Committee, showed that by the year
2010 employment in the Toronto region will grow by 400,000
to just over 3 million, an increase of 13 per cent.
However the city will begin losing a major share of its
workforce after 2008 as members of the "baby boomer"
demographic begin to retire.
As a result the region will face labour shortages across
all occupations and skill groups by the end of the decade.
In order to keep pace with this growth, the report concluded
that more work needed to be done to attract highly skilled
immigrants and major improvements were required for Toronto's
skills training system.
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