Canada has stepped into a new phase of economic diplomacy. During his visit to Abu Dhabi, Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an investment-protection agreement with the United Arab Emirates and launched talks toward a comprehensive trade deal. This shift signals a broader opportunity for Canadian staffing and talent strategy
Saab has signalled that it is ready to anchor a major industrial footprint in Canada if Ottawa chooses the Gripen fighter jet for its next generation of aircraft. The company has already engaged with Canadian aerospace firms and has stated that a full domestic production model could support up to
Ottawa’s latest industrial strategy marks a quiet but meaningful shift in how Canada intends to compete. As part of Budget 2025, the federal government is committing $186 million to strengthen domestic sourcing under a new “Buy Canadian” framework, an initiative announced by Mélanie Joly. Though presented as an industrial
Canada’s technology labour market has entered a new phase in 2025—one marked not by the exuberant hiring cycles of the late 2010s, nor by the correction of the early 2020s, but by a more structural tension between digital ambitions and the talent required to deliver them. Across the
There’s finally some real movement out there. The CSJ Hiring Index hit 5.8/10, the strongest reading since last year, and it lines up with what the rest of the data is hinting at. PMIs are creeping up, manufacturing is inching back toward expansion, and job creation has
Canada’s hiring climate took a small but notable step forward in October. After a September marked by a sharp rebound in purchasing activity but lingering weakness across key sectors, the latest indicators suggest that momentum is slowly broadening. The CSJ Hiring Index rose to an estimated 5.8, up
The services industry in Canada appears to have turned a corner, though the light ahead remains dim and patchy. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the headline services PMI rose to 50.5 in October 2025, up from 46.3 in September, breaking above the 50.
Canada’s efforts to build a more adaptable workforce are confronting an uncomfortable reality. New data from Statistics Canada show that only 29.7% of workers participated in job-related training over the last year, almost unchanged from 30.3% two years earlier. At a time when the economy is
