Labour Force Survey - September 2025
Canada’s labour market showed signs of cautiously improved footing in September, with an unexpected gain in employment largely driven by full-time jobs. But the headline numbers mask cracks in the underlying structure. As policymakers and economists parse the data, the question is whether
AI-powered jobs platform
The company behind ChatGPT is now stepping directly into hiring, unveiling an AI-powered jobs platform meant to connect businesses with workers who are ready to thrive in an AI-augmented economy. The initiative includes a track for local businesses and even government needs, a move
Canada Post strike and its ripples
The nationwide strike at Canada Post has stopped more than the flow of letters and parcels. It has shaken the logistics backbone that millions of businesses and households rely on, and in doing so, it has raised uncomfortable questions about how Canada’s labour
The state of the labour market’s supply
In cities across Canada, job fairs have become magnets for the unemployed, drawing hundreds or even thousands of applicants hoping to make connections with potential employers. Yet the swelling crowds at these events belie a deeper tension: even as large numbers of
STM strike impacts
Montreal’s lifeline is running on a drip. Since September 22, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) has been operating a pared-back, rotating strike by roughly 2,400 maintenance workers, with sharply limited metro and bus service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through October 5.
July GDP data
After months of contraction, Canada’s economy inched forward in July. Real gross domestic product rose by 0.2 percent, slightly better than Statistics Canada’s early estimate, and a welcome reprieve after a spring defined by tariff shocks, wildfires, and slowing global demand. For staffing firms
September analysis of labour market news - The Monthly Pulse
Across Canada, labour market signals this month paint a complex but revealing picture: healthcare systems under pressure, housing projects accelerating, universities expanding, and trade-exposed industries facing headwinds. Taken together, these stories hint at where new opportunities and new shortages will
In many workplaces around the world, a strange shadow looms behind the glow of progress. Artificial intelligence, once heralded as the tool that would free workers from tedious tasks, is increasingly becoming a source of stress, anxiety, and burnout. The disconnect between what employers expect of AI and how workers
