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Just caught some tough job figures while sourcing something in my post.
Big hugs to my Canadian friends. I have folks back home who've been struggling longterm to find work, but it's so hard in our fairly socially isolated culture not to carry the stress of un- and underemployment as personal failure.
Here in Colombia, most folks know that you can work from dawn to dusk without getting ahead - without it being a moral mark against you. Dura la vuelta, etc.
https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-unemployment-still-climbing-as-population-outpaces-jobs-3x/
@MLClark I'd argue if population growth is outpacing job growth, and population growth is coming primarily from immigration, that cutting back on immigration is a logical response.
And of course a higher domestic birthrate ends up creating more labour demand long-term than immigration does (especially w.r.t teaching roles).
It occurs to me many people feel they can't afford to have kids at all. Raising child/family benefits *massively* for the first 2 kids each couple has might help w/ that.