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Canadian Job Market Booms In West, Slumps In East, Gap To Widen: BMO

Canada’s seemingly stable jobless rate is hiding widening disparities among cities (and provinces), according to BMO Capital Markets. The bank’s latest Labour Market Performance Ra...

The Sad Truth About Canadian Job Mismatch 2026

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...

Bank of Canada warns low hire, low fire job market creates ‘inertia’

Bank of Canada External Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent says the country’s labour market is undergoing structural change — as evidenced by its “low hire, low fire” environment — th...

Canadians Face Fewer Layoffs Than Normal, But Good Luck Finding A Job

Canadian employment wasn’t impressive last month, but it was the best Labour Force Survey (LFS) of 2026. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows minor job growth, with unemployment...

Young workers bearing brunt of Canada’s ‘frozen’ job market: Survey

Only 11% of those polled by Angus Reid said job market was 'good,' while just 2% described it as 'great'

From healthcare to trades: Where newcomers can find work in Canada in 2026

Canada’s 2026 job market is stabilizing, with strong demand in health care, professional services and education. Here’s what newcomers need to know about salaries, licensing and jo...

Canadian Hiring Weakens As Job Vacancies Hit Near Decade-Low

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...

'Low-hire, low-fire' job market complicates Bank of Canada's interest rate path

Deputy governor warns that the aging population and economic uncertainty have made the labour market less dynamic and harder to read

Canada’s Top Careers: Revealing the Most Secure Jobs Today

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...

Nova Scotia and Quebec first to ease rural work permit access under new temporary policy

Nova Scotia and Quebec are the first provinces to participate in the new temporary public policy granting rural employers the ability to retain or increase their proportion of low-...

Labour market conditions have been worsening for young Canadians, according to a new Statistics…

Youth unemployment rate more than double national averageLabour market conditions have been worsening for young Canadians, according to a new Statistics Canada report that shows ho...

The Staffing Agency Releases Labour Market Report

TORONTO — The Staffing Agency has released a new report titled Beyond the Boom: Canada’s Hospitality Labour Market in 2025 and the Road to 2030. The report shows spending in […] Th...

Canadian payroll employment falls for second straight month as tariff uncertainty weighs on labour market

Job vacancies edge closer to stability, but retail and construction keep shedding workers

Young Canadians are looking for jobs — just not where employers are hiring

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.

Canada’s Jobless Problem Is Increasingly An Ontario Problem

Canadians are suddenly facing one of the toughest job markets in months. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows the unemployment rate climbed to a 7-month high in April, but the re...

Canada is facing a labour shortage, RBC says

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....

March jobs numbers revealed

Canada's labour market holds steady amid ongoing economic uncertainty

Summer job listings stabilizing after three-year decline, but market still 'soft'

Canada’s youth job market has been in 'distress' since 2023, the report said, particularly among teens ages 15–19

Hard labour – a look under the hood of the New Zealand job market (in charts)

Canada employment change -17.7K vs 15.0K estimate. Unemployment rate 6.9% vs 6.7% expected

Prior month 14.1KEmployment change -17.7K vs 15.0 estimateUnemployment rate 6.9% vs 6.7% estimateFull time employment -46.7K vs -1.1K last monthPart-time employment 29.0K vs 15.2K...

Young Canadians face another difficult summer job market

Canada’s summer job market is slowing down, with fewer openings and rising youth unemployment challenging young workers. The post Young Canadians face another difficult summer job...

Event Guide: Canada’s Employment Report (April 2026)

With the Bank of Canada (BOC) still holding a balancing act between strong inflation and weak growth, will the upcoming jobs report tip the scales in a clearer direction?

Live Webinar: In Demand in Canada (2026): Credentials & Language Skills Employers Are Looking For

Planning to launch your career or make a career change in Canada in 2026? Join us live on May 21 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and get practical guidance from experts in credential evaluation...

Canada’s labour market is ‘static’ after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift

OTTAWA — Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his “Liberation Day” duties — a major step in his wider tariff campaign th...