Workforce Statistics

The number of head office locations in Canada fell 0.3% in 2024, dropping from 2,875 to 2,865, according to new Statistics Canada… …

Canadian businesses are entering 2026 facing widening skills gaps, with only five per cent of organizations reporting they have the necessary skills… …

Canadian employers cut 26,200 payroll positions in November, offsetting the previous month’s gain, while average weekly earnings continued climbing amid a cooling… …

By Sammy Hudes Canada’s construction sector generated growth in its most recent quarter but continues to face rising costs, especially due to ongoing… …

Canadian employers are bracing for higher employee turnover in 2026, with the average cost of replacing a worker climbing to $30,680, according… …

Canadian organizations recognize the importance of flexible, personalized benefits for employee retention, yet most haven’t made the shift from traditional one-size-fits-all programs. …

The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose by 8,900 in November to 566,000, a 1.6% increase that marks the… …

Two-thirds of employed adults say they have experienced what researchers are calling “ghost growth,” or career advancement in name only that does… …

Three-quarters of frontline manufacturing workers are comfortable using AI-powered tools, but most still rely on decades-old two-way radios to communicate on the… …

Employment in rural and small town Canada fell by 130,300 jobs in December 2025 compared with a year earlier, a decline of… …