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Blog
Digging in: New ways to boost the mining industry’s talent pool
The Canadian mining industry will need to hire over 80,000 new workers to fill vacant positions by 2025. That’s the projection of the Mining Industry...
In the Media
Almost all new jobs created during the pandemic were in the public sector, report finds.
Joshua Chong, Toronto Star — Sep 7, 2022
Blog
Assessing the impact of microcredentials? We need better data
This is a translation. Please click here for the original blog post in French. The use of microcredentials is growing in Canada and abroad. They...
August 18, 2022
29 minutes
Podcast
Season 2 | Episode 6
Skills for the Digital Economy
Technological change is affecting every sector, and these changes shift the roles and the skills in demand. Our guests share their perspectives on what needs...
Featuring: Linda Nazareth, Namir Anani, Rushmi Hasham, Nathalie Sanon
engagement
Focus on youth and skills
Canada’s young people are facing both challenges and opportunities as they strive to enter the workforce, gain skills or seek education. On a positive note,...
Blog
Shortage of skilled tradespeople and apprentices requires range of supports
Canada needs skilled tradespeople. According to the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA), over the five-year period from 2022 to 2026, an estimated 122,380 new journeypersons will...
Research
Exploring the multiple dimensions of quality of work
Job quality has always been an important, yet often overlooked, element of the labour market. It encompasses factors that affect worker well-being and business productivity.
Research
COVID-19 and logistics: Changes and challenges in demand, business practices, and workforce management
This study aims to understand how the pandemic has altered the demand for supply chain and logistics services in Canada and how businesses within the industry have adapted to pandemic-related health and safety protocols.
Research
Beyond blue and white collar: a skills-based approach to Canadian job groupings
Canadian employers are increasingly thinking about work from a skills perspective. This issue briefing takes a new approach to defining job groupings.