Canada, which we interpret as small business owners. We document an important decrease in business ownership between February … decrease in ownership and aggregate hours for women, immi- grants and less educated over the same period. The industries with …

research confirms increasing employment, hours worked, and small business ownership as provinces began reopening their …, and in hours worked, from February to July 2020. We also find large labour market impact on small business employees. Our …

the pandemic. We assess how the likelihood of the working-age population falling into the unemployment pool varies before …

From 2000 to 2019, Canada's economy and labor market performed well. Important in this success was a strong resource …) aided the adjustment. The Covid-19 downturn resulted in an unprecedented decline in employment, and a steep rise in … unemployment and non-participation. Despite the severity of the Covid-19 shock, by December 2021 most key measures of labor market …

This study examines the initial impact of COVID-19 shutdowns on the employment and hours of unincorporated self …-employed workers using data from the Current Population Survey. Although the shutdowns decreased employment and hours for all groups … effects on employment and hours. …

stock and flow data to understand key developments. We find dramatic changes in employment, unemployment and labour market … temporary severing of employment relationships followed by a phase of more standard labour market search and matching, we use …