Statistics Canada reports that generative AI use at work nearly doubled, rising from 17% in September 2024 to 30% in July 2025. That's an increase of 13 percentage points in about ten months. The agency's data doesn't say whether employers asked for that use, approved it or even knew about it. For HR departments, that gap between what workers are doing and what organizations have formally decided is the operating problem. This article separates what the two Statistics Canada sources establish from Binder HR's analysis of what the figures could mean for people management. The sources are narrow. They describe how much generative AI is being used and who is using it. They don't describe HR policy, training programs or productivity results, and nothing below should be read as saying they do. What the data shows The headline figure is the growth. Use at work went from 17% to 30% between September 2024 and July 2025, according to Statistics Canada's article. The second finding is about concentration.
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