Here in Waterloo, Ontario I still see a lot of hiring going on. RIM and other big names are still posting job listings. Small companies in areas like Montreal and Toronto are cutting, but others are hiring so it seems like a mixed bag.
Job listings does not mean the company is hiring. This is especially not true for large companies. Their HR depts routinely have few generic job postings in rotation to keep internal candidate databases updated. This was the case after '01 burst and I'm sure it's still the case now.
My info was from my own general viewings. That's why I didn't give any raw numbers or anything. I follow various blogs and sites that post those jobs and it's just what I'm seeing in general.'
You're right though, I should have not said "hiring" and instead "job listings" .. Unfortunately I cannot edit my post anymore :)
I go to the University of Waterloo, and evidently, lots of co-op jobs are being cancelled. Some of which had already been matched up with students.
It got to the point where the co-op administrators sent out an e-mail advising people to try to hang on to the jobs that they have because they are afraid that there will be far less jobs for the next term.
