Workforce Statistics

By Craig Lord Statistics Canada reported a sharp drop in employment Friday that caught economists by surprise. “This was a very bad report …

Canada shed 84,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate up two-tenths of a percentage point to 6.7%, according to Statistics Canada’s …

Canadian business labour productivity fell 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025, as real gross domestic product declined more steeply …

Personal time outside work, schedule predictability and caregiver support rank higher than remote work options for Canadian employees, according to new national …

Canadian employers shed 35,400 jobs in December, pushing payroll employment down 0.2 per cent in a month that also saw job vacancies …

Canada’s residential construction sector saw labour productivity fall by more than a third over two decades, driven largely by the dominance of …

The survey results tell a familiar story: Canadian organizations know what employees want but struggle to deliver it within budget. Flexibility and …

About 569,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance benefits in December 2025, up 0.4 per cent from November, as the number of recipients …

Organizations deploy multiple communication channels to explain employee benefits, yet barely half of HR professionals rate their efforts as effective, revealing a …

Newly certified journeypersons in Canada earned a median employment income of $58,090 in 2023 — the highest level recorded since tracking began …