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08/14/2026

Ottawa's $5.4M ECE workforce plan: what HR leaders must know

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC / Emploi et Développement social Canada) has committed up to $5.4 million CAD through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program, running to 31 March 2027, to modernise occupational standards and m...

08/14/2026

9 min

58% of Canadian employers plan to hire more by end of 2026

Canada's labour market is sending two signals at once heading into the final quarter of 2026, and reading only one of them could cost you at the negotiating table. Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey recorded 75,000 net new jobs in July and a ...

08/10/2026

8 min

Canada's ghost-job problem: what pay-transparency law changes for HR

Nine in ten hiring managers now admit to posting listings they have no immediate plan to fill, according to Resume Genius's 2026 recruitment trust report. For People and Culture teams across Canada, that figure lands in a specific regulatory ...

07/20/2026

7 min

IWG survey: Canada's Gen Z workforce pivots to portfolio careers

Almost one in three Canadian Gen Z workers already runs a side hustle or is actively planning one, according to a recent International Workplace Group (IWG) survey of 500 employees. The 31% figure is notable on its own. Read alongside data from ...

07/06/2026

6 min

37.4 million jobs need no degree: what it means for you

You are scrolling through job listings and nearly every second posting asks for a degree you either do not have, have not finished, or completed in a field that has nothing to do with the role you want. It feels like a locked door. Recent ...

07/06/2026

5 min

US adds just 57,000 jobs in June as labour market cools

Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey (LFS) has been flashing a consistent signal for several months: the Canadian labour market is cooling, not collapsing. Job growth has slowed materially from its post-pandemic highs, labour force ...

07/01/2026

8 min

New Brunswick Pay Transparency Act: four provinces now set the national compliance bar

New Brunswick's Pay Transparency Act has received royal assent, making the province the fourth Canadian jurisdiction to mandate salary range disclosure in job postings, joining Ontario, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island in a legislative ...

07/01/2026

6 min

Saskatchewan minimum wage rises to $15.70 in October 2026

Saskatchewan's minimum wage rises from $15.35 to $15.70 per hour on 1 October 2026, a 35-cent increase calculated through the province's indexation formula and confirmed by Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Jim Reiter. The adjustment ...

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