job transition

This issue briefing looks at the retraining required to transition workers from occupations susceptible to automation to rapidly growing occupations in the clean economy.

One in five Canadian employees works at a job that’s vulnerable to automation. The clean economy is a rapid-growth sector that needs workers. Is there a way to solve for both?

The nature of work in Canada is changing. So is our climate. Can we alleviate both needs? Designing and implementing viable responses to automation requires a thorough understanding of the opportunities available to HRLM workers. Helping to transition these workers into high growth sectors of the economy is ideal (e.g., technology, cannabis, services). But policy responses that integrate with other public priorities will be the most effective and efficient.

OpportuNext is a free online tool developed by the Conference Board of Canada and the Future Skills Centre, designed to help job placement professionals, jobseekers and employers quickly and easily explore viable career transition pathways.

Action research project on the future of female workers facing the automation of tasks in their job duties in the insurance sector.