Canadian business productivity fell 1.0% in the second quarter of 2025, marking the sharpest decline since late 2022, according to Statistics Canada. …
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Canada loses 32,900 jobs in June as employment declines across key sectors: StatsCan
Canada’s payroll employment dropped by 32,900 positions in June, marking a 0.2% decline after a modest gain the previous month, according to …
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Provincial nominees more likely to work in lower-skilled jobs, study finds
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberRecent provincial nominees in Canada were less likely to be employed in technical and skilled trades jobs and more likely to work …
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CompensationFeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Job losses in Canada’s high-emission industries lead to steeper but faster-recovering wage declines
Workers in Canada’s high-emission industries who lost their jobs saw steeper initial earnings declines than displaced workers in many other countries, but …
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Canada’s video game industry more than doubled in size between 2013 and 2022, with small, Canadian-owned design studios driving much of the …
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More Canadians commuting to their jobs, fewer working from home full-time
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe number of Canadians commuting to workplaces outside their homes rose again in May 2025, marking the fourth consecutive year of increases, …
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Number of Canadians collecting EI surges nearly 13% as unemployment rate rises: StatsCan
Canada saw 541,000 people collecting regular Employment Insurance benefits in June, marking a 12.8% jump from the same month last year, according …
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CompensationDiversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Women’s wages outpaced men’s by 5.4 percentage points over 18 years: StatsCan
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanadian women saw their average hourly wages grow 21.3 per cent from 2006 to 2024, outpacing men’s wage growth of 15.9 per …
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Manufacturing, transportation jobs lead July employment gains in small towns and rural areas: StatsCan
Employment in rural and small town Canada rose by 24,800 in July compared with a year earlier, driven by gains in manufacturing, …
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Canada loses 41,000 jobs in July as youth employment hits 26-year low
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s labour market weakened in July as employment fell by 41,000 positions, with young workers bearing the brunt of job losses, according …