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February Labour Report: Wages, women & engineers

Very little changed for the Canadian labour market last month. According to Statistics Canada’s (StatsCan) latest release for February 2023, unemployment once again held steady at 5% and a modest…

Mar 14, 2023 1:09:02 PM

January Labour Report: The labour market run continues

After an incredible year of job creation growth and crushing historical unemployment records, the first month of 2023 showed no signs that the Canadian labour market is ready to slow down.

Feb 15, 2023 11:17:02 AM

December Labour Report: Canada’s record-breaking labour market

It was a good year to be a job seeker in 2022, and despite a looming recession 2023 may prove to be much of the same. Following an epic year of record-breaking employment data, the Canadian labour…

Jan 10, 2023 10:54:58 PM

November Labour Report: Making the most of Canada’s Skilled Workforce

In its latest labour force survey, Statistics Canada reports that one-third of workers aged 25 to 54 engaged in professional and personal development in the past 12 months. Training included…

Dec 7, 2022 1:15:50 PM

October Labour Report: Wage disparity deepens

This month Statistics Canada explored a topic that’s been on nearly every Canadian’s mind this past year – wages and financial difficulty.

Nov 9, 2022 12:05:14 PM

September Labour Report: Retirement and childcare top concerns

After three straight months of net job losses across all industries in Canada, Statistics Canada reports there were 21,000 net new opportunities in September. While it’s always good news to learn…

Oct 12, 2022 11:31:51 PM