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Five facts about THRC’s Career ExpressWay

By: Angela Splinter Connecting talented individuals to the many well-paying, stable, and rewarding jobs available in the trucking and logistics sector remains an industry priority. The wage and training incentives offered through THRC’s Career ExpressWay provide our sector with the support needed to make this happen. We are currently working with a variety of Government programs […]

Survey Says: It’s time to refresh our LMI

Trucking HR Canada launches a new survey to help employers benchmark their employment performance By: Craig Faucette If you’ve participated in a Trucking HR Canada webinar or event, you’ve probably heard us talk about our commitment to providing evidence-based HR solutions for the industry. We take this commitment seriously, backing our work with the latest […]

New Year, New Rules for Employers

Angela Splinter, CEO A new year means new rules for employers in trucking and logistics. Trucking HR Canada has compiled a list of regulatory and policy changes that may affect your workplace in 2023, with links to various resources and tools to help. Here’s what you should know. Under Bill C-3, employees can now receive […]

Amid rising demand for truck drivers, the industry’s HR experts have tools to help

Angela Splinter, CEO According to Trucking HR Canada’s latest labour market information (LMI), nearly 320,000 people were employed or actively seeking work as truck drivers during the third quarter of 2022. Roughly 60% of these drivers work directly in the truck transportation sector while the rest are employed in construction, agriculture, mining, oil and gas, […]

Upcoming Changes to the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system

Changes to the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system and impacts on the truck driver occupation Melissa McGregor, Senior Program Advisor Important changes are coming to the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system that the government of Canada uses to classify jobs and determine eligibility for various programs and incentives. The old four-digit codes will be replaced […]

Trucking HR Canada’s subsidies help Border City Concrete

Border City Concrete gets new Class 1 drivers and a mechanic with support of Trucking HR Canada’s subsidies Lloydminster has the particularity of straddling between Alberta and Saskatchewan. You literally can change provinces by crossing a street. Ron Kelly, Border City Concrete So it’s no surprise that Ron Kelly has been looking at both provinces’ […]

Labour shortage solutions

Cecilia Reaburn This represents the industry’s highest number of vacancies ever recorded since Statistics Canada started tracking vacancies in 2015. Even more concerning is that 49% of these openings remain unfilled for 90+ days. Driving roles are not the only roles going unfilled. The Canadian Truck Transportation industry has been seeing a steady increase in […]

Driver language diversity – building a successful team

Driver language diversity – building a successful team Craig Faucette Trucking HR Canada (THRC) consulted the most recent Census data to determine what languages are being used in the industry and through employer surveys and interviews we further explored if this mix of languages is being considered by companies as they work to foster effective […]

Employment, Residency and Jobs for Ukrainians in Canada

Employment, Residency and Jobs for Ukrainians in Canada Craig Faucette As the Russian invasion of Ukraine is close to entering its fourth month, more and more Ukrainians are looking to flee the conflict and resettle in welcoming countries. And, Canada is one of many countries opening its doors to Ukrainian newcomers. As they arrive looking […]

Driving Diversity: How to develop DEI policies that work

Angela Splinter Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) sometimes feel like a “check the box” exercise, which is why these initiatives can fall short as you try to establish a culture where employees can imagine themselves as key contributors. For many trucking and logistics employers, just getting started with DEI is the hard part. The longer […]

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