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Canada's workforce will shrink more than its population for first time this year
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Canada's workforce will shrink more than its population for first time this year
Unemployment rate falls to 6.5% in June with wage growth and student jobs improving
Statistics Canada data reveals a shrinking, aging population. Do HR leaders need to rethink how they attract and retain talent?
RBC assistant chief economist Nathan Janzen said in a May 26 report that Canada’s labour force is facing a structural squeeze as immigration caps collide with elevated retirements....
The main reasons for wanting to leave their current jobs were low compensation, the desire for a better work-life balance and a lack of growth opportunities
Financial strain drags overall wellbeing to 56%, with benefits access easing the blow
Royal Bank of Canada assistant chief economist Nathan Janzen noted that Canada’s labour market bounced back in May, easing some concern after a weak first-quarter GDP report. In a...
Employment in Canada rose 18,200 in June and the unemployment rate fell to 6.5% as the country’s labour market shows some signs of tightening.
A quarter of workers plan to switch jobs with Gen Z more likely to leave
Friday release of May employment (labor force survey): Figure 1: Monthly employment from Labor Force survey (blue), nonfarm payroll employmet from Survey of Payroll, Employment and...
Food Banks Canada says Canada’s employment insurance no longer serves the broader and shifting workforce as more people take up gig work or part-time jobs. In its latest poverty re...
Prior was +87.8KDetails:Full time +0.6K vs +154K priorPart time +17.5K vs -66.2K priorUnemployemnt rate +6.5% vs 6.6% priorAvg hourly earnings +3.7% vs +3.2% priorParticipation rat...
Data reveals a shrinking, aging population. Do HR leaders need to rethink how they attract and retain talent?
Data reveals a shrinking, aging population. Do HR leaders need to rethink how they attract and retain talent?
Canada is experiencing a bizarre labour market paradox. Job postings are flat, applications are breaking records, and yet Canadian businesses across the country can’t fill the posi...
Canada’s current job market is telling a fascinating story. Broadly speaking, corporate hiring has cooled down significantly from the post-pandemic hiring sprees. But beneath that...
Larger businesses are more likely to use multiple recruitment methods compared to smaller firms, a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said.
As Canada reduces immigration levels, employers, small-business owners and community leaders warn that labour shortages in health care, construction, hospitality and rural communit...
The economy gained about 18,000 jobs in June, mostly driven by part-time work
First significant gain since November 2025 driven by full-time positions
Canadians aren’t exaggerating when they complain about this job market—hiring hasn’t been this weak in almost a decade. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows fewer job vacancies i...
Employment in Canada increased by a surprising 87,800 in May after a soft start to the year for the labour market, bringing the jobless rate down to 6.6%.
Job vacancies edge closer to stability, but retail and construction keep shedding workers
Canada’s latest payroll data may be less encouraging than it sounds, confirming inflation stress. Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) show...
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