Labour Market Information
In the Media
Changes to LMIA focus on youth hiring, job postings
In addition to longer minimum advertising period, employers must demonstrate recruitment efforts encouraging youth to apply for jobs
In the Media
‘A Workforce Change Is Happening’: Experts Urge Policy Support as Skilled Job Demand Grows
At the 2026 Sustainable Workforce Summit held in Vancouver this week, advocates and industry experts discussed the state of Canada’s work force and where it risks falling behind.
Blog
Building a Stronger Evidence Base for Skills: Using Linked Data to Measure Long-Term Outcomes
Most program evaluations capture short-term results, leaving long-term benefits and the return on public investment unclear. A new partnership links administrative data to track long-term outcomes, value for money, and returns to Canadians.
Research
The Skills Mirror: An Analysis of Trends, Tensions, and Opportunities of Proposed Projects to FSC
In late 2024, the Future Skills Centre received nearly 900 proposals across multiple funding calls. These proposals offer a unique, system-wide view into Canada’s skills development ecosystem. In partnership with the Behavioural Insights Team, this project analyzed the proposal database to surface shared priorities, emerging challenges, and common approaches to labour market innovation.
Video
How Gen Z is Saying No to Corporate Culture
Work hard. Get a promotion. Work harder. Get another promotion. And climb that corporate ladder. That's the script a lot of us grew up with. But according to a 2025 study from Deloitte, that's not what some younger workers are interested in doing. The study found only 6 per cent of Gen Z workers want to move into a leadership position. Instead, they want things like more work/life balance. Flexibility. Mental health. We talk to Tricia Williams, the director of Research, Evaluation, and Knowledge Mobilization at TMU's Future Skills Centre, about how young professionals are redefining the way they work.
In the Media
Taking a closer look at the future workforce needed in Canada as nation-building projects ramp up
Amid a focus on large-scale, nation-building projects, the workforce needed to pull this strategy off is the topic of discussion at the ECO Impact Conference in Calgary tomorrow. For more, we spoke with Noel Baldwin, the Executive Director at the Future Skills Centre.
Event
FSC at Power & Purpose Summit 2026
We’re excited to share that Dayana Tellez, Senior Research & Evaluation Associate at the Future Skills Centre, will be speaking at the Power & Purpose Summit in Toronto.
Initiatives
Interim Update from the Resilient Workforce Working Table
In July 2025, the Future Skills Centre (FSC) formed the Resilient Workforce Working Table to identify creative and practical approaches to strengthen the resilience of the Canadian workforce for the short and long-term.
Research
National Survey on Skill Demands and Employment Practices in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Our research draws on first-hand experiences to better understand specific labour-related challenges facing SMEs.