Research + White Papers
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Canada Healthcare Workforce Retention and Migration
This interactive dashboard visualizes where healthcare professionals working in various roles are staying, moving within provinces, relocating to other provinces, or leaving the country and workforce entirely.
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Retaining Canada’s Healthcare Workforce: Keeping Talented Workers in Our Health Systems
Canada’s healthcare system is facing a human resource crisis. Despite investments in recruitment and training, provincial and territorial health systems are struggling to retain healthcare professionals as workers move to other provinces or leave Canada altogether.
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Pathways to Opportunity: Addressing Barriers to Labour Force Participation in a Changing World of Work
Pathways to Opportunity is an evidence-informed pilot that supports social assistance clients facing complex barriers to employment. This report describes the service model, its rationale, objectives, and key elements.
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Mapping Youth Pathways from Education to Employment: What We Know and How to Strengthen Supports Across Canada
This brief is part of a broader effort to strengthen Canada’s understanding of how best to support youth in their journey from school to work.
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Supporting Inclusive Work-Integrated Learning as an Employer
Work-integrated learning and placements are critical bridges to employment. Employers who offer inclusive placements can access a wider talent pool, improve retention and performance,
and foster innovation through diverse perspectives.
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Preparing for the Workforce as a Neurodivergent Student
As a neurodivergent student, you bring unique strengths, perspectives, and skills to your studies and future career.
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Gearing Up for Global Exports: Identifying Skills and Promising Practices to Support Indigenous Exporters
Indigenous small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada continue to be under‑represented in global trade due to long‑standing barriers that limit their access to global markets, financing, and export‑related support.
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Mapping Indigenous Export Potential: The Intersection of Indigenous Self-Employment With Canada’s Export Economy
Indigenous-owned SMEs operating in export-engaged industries tend to be more resilient and achieve higher growth than those serving only domestic markets, yet the Indigenous export rate (7.2 per cent) remains well below the Canadian average (12.1 per cent).
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The Art in Artificial Intelligence: Impact of Generative AI on Canada’s Creative Sector Workers
This project examines the implications of generative AI for creative sector workers using an occupational and task-level analytical framework previously applied across Canada’s labour market.








