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Tech-Driven Skill Shifts in Canada’s Mining and Oil and Gas Industries
In this research, we examine how emerging technologies are reshaping work in the mining and oil and gas industries by tracking changes in technology skills and tool and equipment skills over time.
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Innovation in Canada’s Primary Industries
New technologies are changing how work is done. In this research, we introduce our upcoming research into how mining, oil, and gas industries adopt technology and what skills they need most.
Which technologies are set to affect hiring in the mining, oil, and gas industries? What skills will the next generation of workers need? What barriers are preventing companies from adopting new tech?
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Aligning Workforce Skills with Quebec’s Future of Work
Skills development in Quebec received a major boost with a three year, $20 million agreement between the Future Skills Centre and the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT). The partnership supported CPMT initiatives that strengthened and adapted workforce capabilities to meet both current and future labour market demands in Quebec.
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Adoption Ready? The AI Exposure of Jobs and Skills in Canada's Public Sector Workforce
This project investigates how artificial intelligence adoption could affect Canada’s public sector workforce, examining whether AI is more likely to assist workers with job tasks or automate those tasks entirely.
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Perceptions of Trades Training Gaining Traction over University
Canada faces a shortage of workers in the skilled trades, resulting in part from persistent labour-market demand driven by activity in construction, manufacturing, transportation and...
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DiversityLeads: Barriers and Enablers to Advancement for Equity-Deserving Groups
This report identifies significant barriers that hinder career advancement and enablers that allow leaders from equity-deserving groups to succeed. It is important to track progress because what gets measured gets done, especially at a time when Canada’s workers are aging and immigration levels are lowering, leaving a widening skills and talent gap for employers.
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EDI Best Practices for Municipalities
The Diversity Institute, the City of Kingston, and the Future Skills Centre, partnered to collect and share Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Reconciliation (EDIR) practices from municipalities across Canada to develop a searchable database of EDIR resources. Currently, there are 260 best practices available through the tool.
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AI Adoption in SMEs - Framework, Tools and Curated Resources
Guided by the AI competency framework, DI has built a tool that is focused on supporting upskilling for basic and mid-level AI competency development. The tool features curated lists of courses for basic AI literacy and mid-level AI skills. The library of curated resources is updated weekly to ensure it keeps apace with the expansion of the AI sector.
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Work Reimagined: Roles, Skills, and Workforce Development in the Age of AI
As AI transforms jobs and industries, organizations are navigating new ways of working. Understanding the dynamics of AI adoption—what drives it, what slows it down, and its impact on roles, skills, and workforce development—is essential for building responsive and competitive workplaces.