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August 2025 Labour Force Survey: A Bad Miss

Brendon Bernard - September 5, 2025
Trade-exposed sectors and self-employment led the second straight employment drop.
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Suits Out, Sneakers In: Canadian Employers Embrace Casual Dress

Callam Pickering - September 3, 2025
Canadian workplaces have changed notably in recent years, and one of the clearest shifts is in what we wear. Business attire and the traditional suit-and-tie are increasingly out of vogue — not just with Canadian workers but with employers too.

Canadian Tech Hiring Freeze Continues

Brendon Bernard - August 26, 2025
The earlier plunge in tech job postings might’ve been cyclical, but AI could be stalling a rebound.

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Q2 2025 Canadian Labour Market Update: Holding on Amid Turmoil

Brendon Bernard - August 6, 2025
While the trade war dominates the headlines, immigration policy changes are quietly impacting the numbers.
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Canadian Labour Market Update Q1 2025: Jobs in Purgatory

Brendon Bernard - May 6, 2025
The labour market remained subdued as trade uncertainty loomed.
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Indeed’s 2025 Canada Jobs & Hiring Trends Report: Trying To Turn the Ship Around

Brendon Bernard - December 18, 2024
Something will have to change for the Canadian labour market to avoid a year of disappointment.
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Canadian Labour Market Q3 2024 Update: Still Waiting for Stability

Brendon Bernard - October 30, 2024
The labour market’s slow deterioration continued through the summer.
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Canadian Labour Market Q2 2024 Update: Remains in a Rut

Brendon Bernard - July 31, 2024
Slow hiring has unemployed job seekers increasingly pessimistic.
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Canadian Labour Market Q1 2024 Update: Split Landing

Brendon Bernard - April 12, 2024
Low layoffs are aiding job security, while new job seekers are struggling.
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Scatterplot titled “March job losses led by lower-paying services, rather than trade-exposed manufacturing” shows industry-level job growth since February 2020 on the x-axis and month-over-month growth for March 2025 on the y-axis. Employment fell fastest in information and culture, business and building services, and retail and wholesale trade, while manufacturing posted a more modest decline. 
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