Labour Market Information
Research
From Newcomers to Game Changers: Immigrant Skills Utilization in the Hospitality Sector
This issue briefing aims to identify targeted solutions that support immigrant talent development and skill utilization in the hospitality sector. Drawing on Labour Force Survey data from 2022 to 2024, we examined how well immigrants’ skills are utilized in the hospitality sector.
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From Newcomers to Game Changers: Immigrant Skill Utilization in the Healthcare Sector
Drawing on Labour Force Survey data from 2022 to 2024, we examined how well immigrants’ skills are utilized in the healthcare sector.
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Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority Spotlight
Through the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority's (SLFNHA) Community Health Worker Diabetes Program, Indigenous community health workers (CHWs) across remote communities in Northwestern Ontario are benefitting from training and interventions that address occupational challenges.
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Advancing Career Services: Supporting Post-Secondary Career Professionals in a Changing Job Market
To understand how CDPs are navigating this evolving landscape, we conducted interviews with 40 practitioners working in colleges, universities, and polytechnics across Canada.
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Building Tomorrow: Strengthening the Skilled Trades Workforce in Construction
To better understand labour challenges in the construction industry, we interviewed
industry representatives and post secondary education leaders who are directly involved in training and hiring skilled trades workers.
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Immigration and the Economy: Perceptions and Experiences
The project set out to explore how Canadians—immigrants, children of immigrants, and non-immigrants—perceive immigration levels, economic contributions, job opportunities, and the overall state of the economy.
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Language Skills & Translation Tools for Adults
This project examines the use, trust, and perceptions of machine translation (MT) tools among adults in Quebec to support language learning.
Project
Municipal Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Reconciliation Sharing Platform
Led by the City of Kingston, in collaboration with the Diversity Institute and with support from the Future Skills Centre, the Municipal Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Reconciliation Sharing Platform was established to provide municipalities with a centralized space to strengthen local capacity to advance EDIR initiatives.
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Integrating Employment into Substance Use Recovery
This project examined how recovery and employment intersect in British Columbia and identified opportunities to strengthen recovery-to-employment pathways.