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“Despite widespread layoffs, some companies still hiring in this recession”
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SNIPPET: “Yet, there was also hiring, with 31,000 jobs added to the health care and social services sectors in February alone.
The so-called “recession-proof jobs” in education, health care and the public service are considered essential services in any economy. Engineering and construction jobs are also seen to be safer in an economic downturn thanks largely to government stimulus spending on such projects as roads and bridges.
That means even in a recession, Canadians can find jobs if they have the right skills - ranging from financial services to engineering to computer and technology expertise. As well, job growth is still expected this year in some regions of the country such as Saskatchewan and other parts of the western economy.
Across the economy there’s still a lot of specialized hiring happening, including thousands of jobs at BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Lt. (TSX:RIM), which hired 4,000 people last year as its business boomed and plans to add another 3,000 in 2009, expanding its workforce to about 15,000 people.
In addition, there are short-term positions for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games and hundreds of new skilled engineers and other workers at Bombardier Aerospace, Canada’s only aircraft maker, which is embarking on a building program for new regional jets.”