This project will develop insights that can be used to increase both the Indigenous talent pool and professional development for Indigenous people in healthcare professions in Canada.

Immigrants come to Canada with an abundance of skills and credentials, hoping to build better lives for themselves and their families. Yet many find themselves in jobs that do not reflect their full potential. The Conference Board of Canada, on behalf of the Future Skills Centre, is researching immigrant skill mismatch (the underuse of immigrants’ skills in roles they are qualified for) and skill wastage (unemployment or employment outside their field of expertise) in three sectors with acute labour shortages and high availability of immigrant labour: health, construction, and accommodation and food services.

Concerns about the impact of U.S. tariffs are contributing to a growing pessimism among Canadians about the economy, employment and their own financial situation.

Smart manufacturing presents meat processors with an opportunity to bolster their sustainability performance, while enhancing quality and productivity. But for meat processors to harness smart manufacturing, their workers need the right skills.

Smart manufacturing in the meat processing industry increases the demand for advanced technical and digital skills, such as robotic operation, control, and maintenance, along with higher levels of education and training including college diplomas and other formal certifications.

There are longstanding health inequities for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in Canada, but Indigenous physicians are well positioned to rebuild health services and trust among Indigenous communities.

This research looks at a better way of forecasting the skills that are available in a labour market. Economic modelling has traditionally ignored the collection of skills that workers accumulate. But what if our models could remember the skills workers used to use? Did you forget the skills you used at a previous job, or did you carry them with you into your next? How is supply of skills currently measured? Is there a better way? We share our exciting new approach for forecasting Canada’s skills supply.

Career development professionals (CDPs) play an important role in preparing post-secondary students for the workforce. To do this effectively, they need access to high-quality, easy-to-use resources and labour market information.

Transitioning to a low-carbon economy will bring changes to the Canadian workforce. The Conference Board of Canada, on behalf of the Future Skills Centre, is researching how measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will affect demand for skilled tradespeople in construction and how education and training programs can prepare to meet this demand.