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Fortunately, you don't have to face this challenge alone, because your manager is responsible for helping you determine which tasks are more or less important. Assistance with prioritizing is actually one of the benefits of having a boss. However, you will need to invest some time in preparation for this discussion.

“By working together and taking action we will ensure that our students will get the quality math education they need for their future. As we all know, mathematics is fundamental in everyday life. From doing your taxes to taking measurements, a good understanding of math will give students a solid foundation to help them in everyday tasks.” - Nancy Allan, Manitoba education minister

Growing demand for skilled trades training has initiated a plan in British Columbia to renew trades training facilities at Camosun College for a new generation of students. With support of the Province, the college will develop a comprehensive business case for the Camosun College Trades Renewal Project.

Seniors in Fredericton will soon have new opportunities to volunteer and mentor younger generations thanks to funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program. The Government of Canada is investing $35.6 million in almost 2,000 community-based projects across Canada as part of the 2011–2012 call for proposals.

The lesson here is don't do it. If you think your resumé needs some flair, do something about it - the right way. Take a class. Do volunteer work. Gain the skills or experience you're missing. Yes, gaining those skills or experience could cut into your work life balance, but so can losing your job.

"Today we are announcing that we will donate $20,000 to assist Quebec student organizations cover the legal costs to defend students charged while engaging in peaceful protest," said CAUT's executive director James Turk. "We will also call upon all our member associations to make a donation to the students' legal defence fund."

The global youth jobless rate this year remains stuck at “crisis peak” levels and won't likely come down until at least 2016, the International Labour Organization predicts in a grim outlook on youth employment published this week.

It all starts with brand. Professionals say each individual needs a personal brand. If you're going to have a brand, you may as well advertise it. Create a one page highlight of what you could do if hired. Just like any ad, use well thought-out tag lines that quickly get the recruiter's attention. Don't tell everything, as you want the reader to call you for additional information

There’s one fact that usually gets slipped into the bottom of news reports on the Quebec student protests: that the province has some of the lowest tuition rates in Canada. But how low is low? Compare for yourself.

Nearly 80 per cent of Canadians believe that tuition fees should be frozen at current levels or lowered, according to a new poll conducted by Harris-Decima for the Canadian Federation of Students. "The cost of post-secondary education is out of control," said Roxanne Dubois, national chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. "This poll indicates that Canadians believe in an affordable system of education that is accessible to all."

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The income eligibility thresholds for part-time student loans and grants have been increased so more Canadians can pursue post-secondary education while working.

UCN officials say the school will only succeed and serve the community if it develops teaching staff who come from the North and want to build their lives in the North. "We've had (outside) individuals who, for whatever reason, couldn't align themselves with the mission and the mandate," interim UCN president Konrad Jonasson has said.

“Compassion is hard if you don’t have humility,” says psychologist Jordan LaBouff of the University of Maine. What’s more, he says, humble people tend to make better employees and bosses. But because the typical American workplace tends to reward self-promotion over humility, such modest types may have a tough time making it to the top.

Five Anglican ministers led the project, and notably, all were Inuk. “For the first time in Canada, the entire translation was done by mother tongue speakers of the language rather than by missionaries,” reads a statement by the Canadian Bible Society.