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Jul 22, 2026 Steady, Not Still. When Staffing Firms Get Absorbed by Tech Startups and the Ego Behind the End of Remote work
Steady, Not Still. When Staffing Firms Get Absorbed by Tech Startups and the Ego Behind the End of Remote work

The last fortnight of data drew a Canadian economy in equilibrium: not accelerating, not contracting, simply absorbing what comes next. June's Labour Force Survey showed a market holding its breath, a modest 18,000 jobs added, the unemployment rate easing for a second month to 6.5 percent,

by Minh Dang
CSJ Exclusive   -   Jul 22, 2026 A Tech Startup Bought a 47-Year-Old Staffing Firm. Then Cut Its Costs by 70 Percent.
A Tech Startup Bought a 47-Year-Old Staffing Firm. Then Cut Its Costs by 70 Percent.

Faber Connect's acquisition of Edmonton's Prime Staffing is a small deal by dollar value, but it is one of the clearest examples yet of what happens when a software-first challenger absorbs a legacy staffing operation — and what incumbents should take from the result. Prime Staffing

by Minh Dang
Labour Journal   -   Jul 22, 2026 What the Canadian Staffing Index Is Saying About the Economy
What the Canadian Staffing Index Is Saying About the Economy

Published monthly by the Association of Canadian Search, Employment & Staffing Services, the index tracks the billed hours reported by a panel of leading Canadian staffing firms — a sample large enough to represent roughly one-third of total industry sales, collected on ACSESS's behalf by Staffing Industry Analysts

by Minh Dang
Labour Journal   -   Jul 22, 2026 Canadian Employers Are More Optimistic Than They've Been in a Year. They Still Can't Fill the Jobs They Have.
Canadian Employers Are More Optimistic Than They've Been in a Year. They Still Can't Fill the Jobs They Have.

A new survey of hiring decision-makers finds confidence climbing sharply — but the share of companies with unfillable open positions is climbing right along with it, a pairing that says more about the state of the labour market than either number alone. Three-quarters of Canadian hiring managers — 74 percent

by Minh Dang
Economic Journal   -   Jul 22, 2026 Inflation Cools. For Staffing Firms, the Real Story Is What Didn't.
Inflation Cools. For Staffing Firms, the Real Story Is What Didn't.

Canada's headline inflation rate fell to 2.8 percent in June, its slowest pace since April. But beneath the cooling numbers, the details that matter most to employers — wages, core prices, and where the next price shock might come from — tell a more complicated story about the year

by Minh Dang
CSJ Exclusive   -   Jul 16, 2026 Opinion: Navigating the Return to Office. Ego, Power, and the Future of Flexible Work
Opinion: Navigating the Return to Office. Ego, Power, and the Future of Flexible Work

The transformation of the modern workplace continues to provoke intense debate among executives, human resources professionals, and the broader workforce. While flexible working arrangements initially emerged as a necessary response to global disruptions, they have since solidified into a fundamental expectation for a vast segment of the labor market. Despite

by Minh Dang
Labour Journal   -   Jul 16, 2026 A Steady Labour Market, an Unsteady Staffing Recovery: Reading the June Numbers
A Steady Labour Market, an Unsteady Staffing Recovery: Reading the June Numbers

Canada's labour market spent June holding its breath. The economy added a modest 18,000 jobs, the employment rate ticked up 0.1 percentage points to 60.8 percent, and the unemployment rate eased for a second straight month, to 6.5 percent, according to Statistics Canada'

by Minh Dang
Recruiter Journal   -   Jul 12, 2026 From talent war to talent Trust: How the best organizations are winning on Hiring in 2026
From talent war to talent Trust: How the best organizations are winning on Hiring in 2026

For the past few years, hiring felt like a race. Move fast. Make an offer. Hope the candidate says yes before someone else gets there first. That was the reality of 2021 and 2022. It is not the reality anymore. Over the past eighteen months, the Canadian hiring market has

by Mehdi Kallala

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Jul 22, 2026 Steady, Not Still. When Staffing Firms Get Absorbed by Tech Startups and the Ego Behind the End of Remote work
Steady, Not Still. When Staffing Firms Get Absorbed by Tech Startups and the Ego Behind the End of Remote work

The last fortnight of data drew a Canadian economy in equilibrium: not accelerating, not contracting, simply absorbing what comes next. June's Labour Force Survey showed a market holding its breath, a modest 18,000 jobs added, the unemployment rate easing for a second month to 6.5 percent,

by Minh Dang
CSJ Exclusive   -   Jul 22, 2026 A Tech Startup Bought a 47-Year-Old Staffing Firm. Then Cut Its Costs by 70 Percent.
A Tech Startup Bought a 47-Year-Old Staffing Firm. Then Cut Its Costs by 70 Percent.

Faber Connect's acquisition of Edmonton's Prime Staffing is a small deal by dollar value, but it is one of the clearest examples yet of what happens when a software-first challenger absorbs a legacy staffing operation — and what incumbents should take from the result. Prime Staffing

by Minh Dang
Labour Journal   -   Jul 22, 2026 What the Canadian Staffing Index Is Saying About the Economy
What the Canadian Staffing Index Is Saying About the Economy

Published monthly by the Association of Canadian Search, Employment & Staffing Services, the index tracks the billed hours reported by a panel of leading Canadian staffing firms — a sample large enough to represent roughly one-third of total industry sales, collected on ACSESS's behalf by Staffing Industry Analysts

by Minh Dang
Labour Journal   -   Jul 22, 2026 Canadian Employers Are More Optimistic Than They've Been in a Year. They Still Can't Fill the Jobs They Have.
Canadian Employers Are More Optimistic Than They've Been in a Year. They Still Can't Fill the Jobs They Have.

A new survey of hiring decision-makers finds confidence climbing sharply — but the share of companies with unfillable open positions is climbing right along with it, a pairing that says more about the state of the labour market than either number alone. Three-quarters of Canadian hiring managers — 74 percent

by Minh Dang
Economic Journal   -   Jul 22, 2026 Inflation Cools. For Staffing Firms, the Real Story Is What Didn't.
Inflation Cools. For Staffing Firms, the Real Story Is What Didn't.

Canada's headline inflation rate fell to 2.8 percent in June, its slowest pace since April. But beneath the cooling numbers, the details that matter most to employers — wages, core prices, and where the next price shock might come from — tell a more complicated story about the year

by Minh Dang
CSJ Exclusive   -   Jul 16, 2026 Opinion: Navigating the Return to Office. Ego, Power, and the Future of Flexible Work
Opinion: Navigating the Return to Office. Ego, Power, and the Future of Flexible Work

The transformation of the modern workplace continues to provoke intense debate among executives, human resources professionals, and the broader workforce. While flexible working arrangements initially emerged as a necessary response to global disruptions, they have since solidified into a fundamental expectation for a vast segment of the labor market. Despite

by Minh Dang
Labour Journal   -   Jul 16, 2026 A Steady Labour Market, an Unsteady Staffing Recovery: Reading the June Numbers
A Steady Labour Market, an Unsteady Staffing Recovery: Reading the June Numbers

Canada's labour market spent June holding its breath. The economy added a modest 18,000 jobs, the employment rate ticked up 0.1 percentage points to 60.8 percent, and the unemployment rate eased for a second straight month, to 6.5 percent, according to Statistics Canada'

by Minh Dang
Recruiter Journal   -   Jul 12, 2026 From talent war to talent Trust: How the best organizations are winning on Hiring in 2026
From talent war to talent Trust: How the best organizations are winning on Hiring in 2026

For the past few years, hiring felt like a race. Move fast. Make an offer. Hope the candidate says yes before someone else gets there first. That was the reality of 2021 and 2022. It is not the reality anymore. Over the past eighteen months, the Canadian hiring market has

by Mehdi Kallala
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