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Welcome back. If there was a single theme running through everything we published this cycle, it is this: the Canadian labour market has quietly turned a corner, but almost nothing about the recovery is even. The headline numbers are improving. The experience underneath them, for young workers, for job seekers
by Minh DangCanadian retail added nearly 38,000 jobs over two months, but almost all of it is street-level and part-time, and the sector is still down year over year. The rebound is real. So is its unevenness. Retail has quietly become one of the brighter spots in the Canadian
by Minh DangA new survey captures a job market frustrating everyone in it at once. Employers cannot fill roles, and the candidates they are trying to reach increasingly suspect the whole process is a machine talking to itself. The Canadian labour market is recovering, but you would not know it from how
by Minh DangNew data on the shape of the Canadian staffing market reveals an industry built on technology and industry, with healthcare as an afterthought. In the United States, the picture is almost exactly reversed. Ask most people to picture the staffing business and they will imagine nurses and warehouse workers, the
by Minh DangCanada added 75,000 jobs in July, Statistics Canada reported on August 7, and the unemployment rate slipped to 6.4 percent, its lowest level since July 2024 and the third consecutive monthly decline. This was not a soft gain padded with part-time work either. Since April, employment has
by Minh DangBy the time Statistics Canada released its July Labour Force Survey on August 7, the consensus among forecasters had settled on a gain of roughly 15,000 jobs. The economy delivered 75,000. Employment rose 0.4 per cent to 21.2 million, the employment rate ticked up a tenth
by Minh DangOttawa levied more than $10 million on employers who misused the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, even as it quietly widened the door for rural hirers. For staffing firms that place foreign workers, the compliance stakes have never been higher, or less predictable. The number Ottawa disclosed this month is the
by Minh DangWelcome back. If there was a single theme running through everything we published this cycle, it is this: the Canadian labour market has quietly turned a corner, but almost nothing about the recovery is even. The headline numbers are improving. The experience underneath them, for young workers, for job seekers
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Explore Partnership Opportunities →The Canadian engineering staffing market is moving through a period of intense pressure. We have moved away from the generalist "growth at all costs" mindset and into a cycle where specialized technical skill is the only true currency. For staffing executives, the mid-year pulse check reveals a
The Canadian IT staffing market has entered a phase of sharp, intentional calibration. We have officially moved past the "hiring for potential" era that defined the early 2020s and transitioned into a market of high-stakes specialization. For staffing executives, the mid-year pulse check reveals that while
The administrative and clerical staffing market in Canada is hitting a significant crossroads as we move into the back half of 2026. The office of the future is no longer a theoretical concept; it is here, and it is being built by a workforce that looks very different than it
The industrial staffing landscape in Canada is currently navigating a period of sharp contradictions. We’ve moved past the post-pandemic hiring frenzy and entered a phase where the "easy" volume has disappeared, replaced by a much more surgical approach to recruitment. For staffing executives, the mid-year
The current landscape for finance and accounting (F&A) staffing in Canada is moving through a distinct "normalization" phase. After the frantic hiring cycles of recent years, the market has settled into a more disciplined rhythm. For staffing executives, the mid-year mark is about navigating a
The Canadian labor market has reached a definitive turning point, marking the end of the post-pandemic "talent grab" and the beginning of a more challenging, client-driven era. To navigate this shift, staffing leaders must look beyond simple headlines and understand the mechanics of the Beveridge Curve
Welcome back. If there was a single theme running through everything we published this cycle, it is this: the Canadian labour market has quietly turned a corner, but almost nothing about the recovery is even. The headline numbers are improving. The experience underneath them, for young workers, for job seekers
by Minh DangCanadian retail added nearly 38,000 jobs over two months, but almost all of it is street-level and part-time, and the sector is still down year over year. The rebound is real. So is its unevenness. Retail has quietly become one of the brighter spots in the Canadian
by Minh DangA new survey captures a job market frustrating everyone in it at once. Employers cannot fill roles, and the candidates they are trying to reach increasingly suspect the whole process is a machine talking to itself. The Canadian labour market is recovering, but you would not know it from how
by Minh DangNew data on the shape of the Canadian staffing market reveals an industry built on technology and industry, with healthcare as an afterthought. In the United States, the picture is almost exactly reversed. Ask most people to picture the staffing business and they will imagine nurses and warehouse workers, the
by Minh DangCanada added 75,000 jobs in July, Statistics Canada reported on August 7, and the unemployment rate slipped to 6.4 percent, its lowest level since July 2024 and the third consecutive monthly decline. This was not a soft gain padded with part-time work either. Since April, employment has
by Minh DangBy the time Statistics Canada released its July Labour Force Survey on August 7, the consensus among forecasters had settled on a gain of roughly 15,000 jobs. The economy delivered 75,000. Employment rose 0.4 per cent to 21.2 million, the employment rate ticked up a tenth
by Minh DangOttawa levied more than $10 million on employers who misused the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, even as it quietly widened the door for rural hirers. For staffing firms that place foreign workers, the compliance stakes have never been higher, or less predictable. The number Ottawa disclosed this month is the
by Minh Dang