Research + White Papers
Research
Training to Retain: Strengthening the Role of Indigenous Community Health Workers
Despite their critical role, Indigenous community health workers are often insufficiently supported, and there are not enough community health workers in Indigenous communities in Canada to meet healthcare needs. This research responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action by examining how Indigenous community health workers can be better supported, retained, and equipped to serve their communities.
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Machine Learning and the Labour Market: A Portrait of Occupational and Worker Inequities in Canada
Machine learning (ML), a rapidly advancing subfield of artificial intelligence, is increasingly reshaping work across Canada’s labour market. ML automates and augments a broad range of job tasks, including non-routine cognitive functions such as learning, prediction, and problem-solving.
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From Jobs to Journeys: Rethinking How Canada Forecasts Skills Supply
Canadian organizations are navigating rapid labour and technology transitions—
automation, demographic aging, digitalization, and shifting educational pathways. Yet our core tools for forecasting skills supply are outdated.
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From Newcomers to Game Changers: A Scorecard for Immigrant Skill Utilization
Canada has long prioritized selecting highly skilled and educated immigrants for permanent residency. Yet once they arrive, many find themselves unemployed or working below their qualification level.
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Level Up: Shaping the Future of Learning and Development in Canada
Automation, digital tools, and new work models continue to reshape jobs across every sector, and employees need access to high quality learning opportunities to keep pace.
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Small Business, Big Potential: Guiding AI Adoption Among Small Businesses
Signal49 Research, in partnership with the Future Skills Centre, is developing a decision support tool to help SMEs explore potential use cases for adopting AI and its impact on their business outcomes.
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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.