
Key Highlights for Employers Estimated reading time: 5–6 minutes Canada’s December Labour Force Survey (reference week Dec 7–13, 2025) shows a labour market that held steady on hiring, but heated up on competition as more people entered (or re-entered) the…

Canada added 54,000 jobs in November, but the gains were concentrated in part-time roles and youth employment. Unemployment fell to 6.5%, yet the labour force shrank, masking underlying weakness. Read what this means for employers, hiring strategies, and workforce planning…

October 2025 Labour Force Survey – Insights for Canadian Employers Key Highlights (Seasonally Adjusted) The Composition Story: Where the Jobs Actually Were The monthly Stats Canada Labour Market report was published on Friday, November 7th. October’s employment gain was driven…

Canada’s September Labour Market report shows unemployment rates remains steady at 7.1%.

Stats Can released it’s August Labour Survey results for August and it signals a challenging fall for workers, job seekers and employers alike. Canada’s job market cooled sharply in August, with the economy losing 65,500 jobs, marking the largest monthly…

Vacancies may seem like a cost-saving measure. But across Canada, hesitation in hiring is quietly draining businesses of revenue, morale, and long-term competitiveness

Canada lost 40,800 jobs in July, the largest monthly decline since January 2022. The unemployment rate held steady at 6.9%, suggesting that while the labour market is softening, it has not yet tipped into a full-scale contraction (reuters.com). This decline…

Despite the headline gains, the structure of the growth reveals ongoing mismatch between available workers and employer needs.

The latest Stats Canada Labour Report for Oct. 2024 shows a modest increase in employment but signals deeper structural challenges in Canada’s labor market.

September’s labour report from Stats Canada signals a slow but consistent growth in the job market, albeit with some challenges persisting.