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July 2026 Labour Force Survey: The Turn Comes Into View

Laura Ullrich - August 7, 2026
June hinted at momentum. July's data shows the market might be making a turn.
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Employment increased across a broad array of sectors in July — a sustained, three-month run that's starting to look less like noise and more like a genuine turning point for Canada's labour market.

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Stethoscopes Without Borders: The Global Race for Health Care Talent

Callam Pickering & Sneha Puri - August 4, 2026
Countries that can attract and retain internationally trained healthcare workers will be best placed to address workforce shortages over the next decade-plus.

Growth in Canadian Salary Transparency Driven by Two Provinces

Aubrey Woessner - July 23, 2026
Indeed data show that progress on salary transparency is increasingly legislation-driven, with pay details in provinces without transparency initiatives stalling out.

Labour Market Updates

Q2 2026 Canadian Labour Market Update: Steadying Out

Brendon Bernard - July 28, 2026
Employment firmed, wage growth cooled, and ongoing challenges persisted.
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Sales and customer service remains Canada's largest category of job postings — and one of the sectors holding steady as the labour market stabilizes after a shaky start to the year.

Q1 2026 Canadian Labour Market Update: Youth Labour Market Struggles Continue

Brendon Bernard - May 6, 2026
Different types of jobs are driving the employment weakness among teens compared to those in their early 20s.
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Indeed’s 2026 Canadian Jobs & Hiring Trends Report: Familiar Themes Meet Emerging Trends

Brendon Bernard - December 18, 2025
A surprisingly stable 2025 could yield to modest progress in 2026, but policy questions at home and abroad loom.
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Q3 2025 Canadian Labour Market Update: Softness Through The Noise

Brendon Bernard - November 5, 2025
Amid volatile headlines, the gradual downtrend continued.
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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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State of the Labour Market
June 2026 Labour Force Survey: Momentum, But Not Yet a Turning Point
Line chart titled “Unemployed taking longer to return to work” shows the average duration of unemployment between 2015 and June 2026, in weeks. The average duration of unemployment edged up in June and is near its cycle high of 23.2 weeks.
Brendon Bernard - July 10, 2026
Line chart titled “Unemployed taking longer to return to work” shows the average duration of unemployment between 2015 and June 2026, in weeks. The average duration of unemployment edged up in June and is near its cycle high of 23.2 weeks.
Future of Work
Ontario Job Postings Highlight the Widespread Use of AI in Hiring Processes
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Aubrey Woessner & Brendon Bernard - July 8, 2026
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Job Seeker Behaviour
“Quick Quitting” is Down Amid the Low-hire, Low-fire Labour Market
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Brendon Bernard - June 11, 2026
A wide view of an open-plan office with exposed brick walls, wooden beams, and hardwood floors. Several people work at desks separated by low wooden partitions — some on phones, others on laptops — while one person walks down the central aisle carrying a rolled document.
State of the Labour Market
May 2026 Labour Force Survey: Sigh of Relief
Line chart titled “The unemployment rate has held steady since late-2024 after earlier increase,” shows the Canadian unemployment rate between early 2022 and May 2026. After rising from 5% in 2023 to near 7% in late 2024, the unemployment rate has bounced around but has remained relatively stable. 
Brendon Bernard - June 5, 2026
Line chart titled “The unemployment rate has held steady since late-2024 after earlier increase,” shows the Canadian unemployment rate between early 2022 and May 2026. After rising from 5% in 2023 to near 7% in late 2024, the unemployment rate has bounced around but has remained relatively stable. 
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State of the Labour Market
Summer Job Postings Finally Stabilize in 2026
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Brendon Bernard - May 20, 2026
A camp counselor in a denim jacket leans down to give instructions to a group of children gathered on a grassy field beside a large tree. Two campers stand close by, while a small group of children in colorful clothing hold hula hoops a few feet away, listening attentively with more trees visible in the soft-focus background.
State of the Labour Market
April 2026 Labour Force Survey: Stuck in Neutral
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