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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FeaturedWorkforce Statistics
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 …
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Payroll employment rises in May as job vacancies fall to lowest level since 2017: Statistics Canada
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s payroll employment rose by 15,300 jobs in May, a 0.1 per cent increase from April, according to new data from Statistics …
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By Catherine Morrison Statistics Canada has announced it will end many term and casual employment contracts by October as it faces budget cuts. …
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The number of Canadians collecting regular Employment Insurance benefits remained essentially flat in May, declining by just 1,600 people to 517,000 recipients, …


