Canada’s trade landscape is shifting again and the pace is starting to show. Mark Carney keeps adding small but tangible pieces to his diversification strategy. The agreement with the UAE, the recent work on closer ties with Indonesia and India, the Gripen framework in Sweden (with an estimated 10,
A new IBM study shows a workforce shifting faster than the organizations that employ it. Across Canada, millions of workers are already adopting AI tools in their daily routines, often without approval from their employers. It is a quiet transformation happening at the desk level, and it reveals a widening
The latest Business Conditions survey from StatCan offers a steady picture of how employers are approaching the end of the year. It shows a market that continues to move forward even as it absorbs persistent pressure from costs, wages and skills shortages. What makes this release notable is how closely
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 professionals
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
