Jane Brown's Interview with Susan Eng, Following Release of CARP/Ceridian Survey on Older Workers

Gone are the days when Canadian workers retired immediately upon becoming eligible to do so.  Employees over the age of 50 are looking forward to long and healthy lives.  A new survey commissioned by Ceridian and CARP, suggests many are choosing to invest much of that added time in their careers.  It reveals that close […]

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CARP Older Workers Poll Report

Key Findings   May 31st, 2013: CARP members are fully retired and not working for the most part, but some who are retired work part-time, pro bono or volunteer. Half our members who still work do so because they like to work, not because they need the money. The other half work because they have […]

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Federal Budget must address jobs crisis for Older Workers, 65+ workers doubled since 2006; unemployment doubled: CARP

        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2013 Federal Budget must address jobs crisis for Older Workers, 65+ workers doubled since 2006; unemployment doubled: CARP Toronto, ON: CARP members will be watching to see if the Federal Budget will make any provision to help older workers get and keep their jobs. Contrary to […]

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Susan Eng on CTV – Older Workers Expect to Keep Working

August 20th 2012: CTV News interviewed Susan Eng, CARP VP of Advocacy, to benefit from CARP’s commentary on the  CIBC/Leger Marketing survey that found that most fifty-somethings planned to work into retirement to offset low savings. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO CLIP OF THIS INTERVIEW […]

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CARP Releases Older Workers Policy Brief and Recommendations

CARP met with the National Seniors Council on the topic of older workers as part of their consultation process. The National Seniors Council sought CARP’s perspective and recommendations on how government and employers can retain and recruit older workers, particularly those who are most at risk of withdrawing from the labour force or becoming unemployed. […]

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Convincing employers to hire older workers is proving tricky

Laurence Malley has a degree in mechanical engineering, is a wizard with a computer and has 35 years of experience in the automotive industry. But at 62, the Vancouver man can’t even get hired as a delivery person, let alone in the management positions for which he’s qualified. “The majority of people interviewing me are […]

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CARP Older Workers Poll Report

  KEY FINDINGS December 6th 2011: Among those of our members no longer working, reduced hours and flexible work arrangements would have allowed them to work longer (had they wanted to), and phased retirement, more age-appropriate tasks and less physically demanding workplaces are also seen to be helpful. There is agreement these developments should be […]

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Older Workers and the Labour Force

November 18, 2011 – Older Canadians are staying in the work force longer than in previous years. For some, the traditional rules of retirement no longer apply and for others staying in the workforce is a necessary means of saving for retirement. The employment rate of individuals 55-plus has grown considerably in recent years. From […]

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RETRAINING PROGRAM FOR OLDER WORKERS

NEW TIOW PROGRAM STARTS:  October 31st, 2011 Please contact: Lesley Cameron, Workshop Facilitator Employment & Education Centre 105 Strowger Boulevard Brockville, Ontario Canada    K6V 5V2 [email protected] phone: (613) 498-2111 or 1-800-926-0777 X222 fax: (613) 498-2116 In case you missed it, we wanted to share with you a recent ‘Letter to the Editor’ published in several recent newspapers: […]

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