More than one in four Canadians lived in households struggling to meet basic financial needs in October, though the proportion has declined …
Statistics Canada
-
-
FeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Job numbers surprise as Canada adds 67,000 jobs in October, unemployment rate dips
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanadian employers added 67,000 jobs in October, marking the second consecutive month of employment growth and pushing the national unemployment rate down …
-
FeaturedLabour RelationsWorkforce Statistics
Canada’s economy contracts 0.3% in August amid labour disruptions
Canada’s real gross domestic product contracted 0.3% in August, erasing most of July’s 0.3% expansion, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday. …
-
CompensationFeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Top 1% of Canadian earners made $293,800 or more in 2023: StatsCan
Canadians needed to earn at least $293,800 in 2023 to crack the top 1% of income earners, according to new data from …
-
FeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Job vacancies hit eight-year low as labour market loosens: Statistics Canada
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanadian employers posted 457,400 job openings in August, the lowest level since 2017 and a sign the country’s labour market continues to …
-
FeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Youth EI eligibility drops to 50 per cent as coverage gaps widen: Statistics Canada
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOnly half of unemployed young Canadians qualified for Employment Insurance benefits in 2024, down from nearly two-thirds two years ago, as eligibility …
-
FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Canadian employment growth stalls as GDP posts largest decline in nine years
Canadian employment growth came to a standstill in the first eight months of 2025, with no net job gains recorded from January …
-
FeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Employment Insurance recipients hold steady at 552,000 after first-half surge
The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits remained flat in August at 552,000, marking the second consecutive month of stability …
-
By François L’Italien, Université Laval Canada’s aging population, combined with increased life expectancy, pose a real challenge for our pension plans. Current …
-
FeaturedStaffingWorkforce Statistics
Staffing industry revenue dropped 1.7% in 2024 as labour market softened: Statistics Canada
Canada’s employment services industry recorded its first annual revenue decline in more than a decade, dropping 1.7% to $24.3 billion in 2024. …


