After years of record inflows, Canada is tapping the brakes. The federal government’s new three-year Immigration Levels Plan will hold permanent-resident admissions steady at about 380,000 people per year through 2028, effectively pausing expansion after a decade of sustained growth. It is a shift that reflects competing priorities:
A warning is rippling through Canada’s public sector. Unions representing federal and provincial workers say job cuts are accelerating, and they’re calling on Ottawa to take stronger action to protect public services. What’s emerging is not just a fiscal adjustment but a structural realignment that could send
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
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
After years of record inflows, Canada is tapping the brakes. The federal government’s new three-year Immigration Levels Plan will hold permanent-resident admissions steady at about 380,000 people per year through 2028, effectively pausing expansion after a decade of sustained growth. It is a shift that reflects competing priorities:
A warning is rippling through Canada’s public sector. Unions representing federal and provincial workers say job cuts are accelerating, and they’re calling on Ottawa to take stronger action to protect public services. What’s emerging is not just a fiscal adjustment but a structural realignment that could send
Canada’s labour market entered the fall with a quieter rhythm. According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, payroll employment barely moved in August rising by just 3,300 positions (+0.0%) while job vacancies dropped by 11,300 (-2.4%) to 457,400, the lowest level since 2017.
The industrial labour market is not collapsing. It’s reorganizing.
The last month of job posting data across key blue-collar and technical roles shows a market that is shifting away from pure expansion and moving toward resilience. Some categories are cooling, some are stabilizing, and some are quietly surging. Demand
Canada’s new federal budget marks a turning point in how the country approaches its workforce. Released on October 27, 2025, the plan leans heavily on one theme: rebuilding Canada through its people. Training, credential recognition, worker mobility, and income protection all take centre stage, signaling a deeper shift in
In what may become a landmark moment for the staffing and finance industries, OpenAI has quietly embarked on a project to recruit more than 100 former investment-banking analysts and associates from firms such as JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to train its AI systems in financial modelling. These
