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New Future Skills Centre research points to a harder problem than course availability: employers need capacity, better job matching and training that fits the work they are actually trying to do.
An October Canadian research review shows progress in apprenticeship registrations but persistent concentration in a narrow range of trades. Hiring campaigns alone won't resolve the gap.
Canadian vacancies have steadied at about 501,000, yet employers still struggle to find particular skills. New national research points to training access and the design of hiring itself.
A Mercer survey of more than 470 Canadian organizations puts planned 2027 merit budgets at 3.0% and total salary increase budgets at 3.2%, almost unchanged from recent actual increases.
Canada had 501,000 job vacancies in July and the national vacancy rate barely moved. Underneath that stability, Alberta and Manitoba were gaining vacancies while Ontario and Quebec were losing them.
Robert Half’s 2027 Canada Salary Guide suggests employers are targeting salary dollars more selectively while employees continue to place high value on health coverage, retirement contributions and flexibility.
Yukon's review of its nominee program is asking employers, participants and the public how a constrained immigration tool should respond to changing workforce needs. The consultation closes October 8.
HOOPP has opened plan access to certain self employed nurses and midwives, connecting retirement benefits with a healthcare workforce that increasingly works across different employment arrangements.
Six sector alliances are connecting labour shortages, training investment, worker mobility and technology adoption. For HR teams, they offer an early map of where talent pressure and public investment may be heading.
A proposed federal program would give employers another option when work drops: keep people attached to the business, use reduced hours for training, and plan the payroll mechanics before layoffs become the default.
Faster credential recognition and national mobility standards are beginning to change the practical assumptions behind recruiting regulated workers across provincial borders.
New federal equal treatment rules change how some wage differences tied to employment status can be justified. Payroll and HR need a shared process before October 20.
Record labour force participation among Canadians aged 65 and older is making retirement timing, retention, succession and pension conversations part of the same workforce plan.
Statistics Canada reports 501,000 job vacancies in July while payroll employment edged higher and average weekly earnings rose 3.2 per cent from a year earlier.
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