State of the Labour Market

State of the Labour Market
Q3 2026 Canadian Labour Market Update: Look Past the Headline Numbers
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Aubrey Woessner - October 27, 2026
Two workers wearing safety glasses and ear protection examine a metal sheet at an industrial machine in a manufacturing workshop.
State of the Labour Market
Canada’s Restrictive Immigration Policies Are Achieving Their Intended Goals. But Are There Unintended Consequences?
An engineer in safety glasses types on a laptop while standing beside a large yellow industrial robotic arm in a manufacturing workshop.
Sneha Puri - October 20, 2026
An engineer in safety glasses types on a laptop while standing beside a large yellow industrial robotic arm in a manufacturing workshop.
State of the Labour Market
September 2026 Labour Force Survey: Shadows Lengthen
A person with long dark hair and glasses types on a laptop at a dark table in a home kitchen, with a white refrigerator covered in magnets in the background and an open notebook in the foreground.
Laura Ullrich & Sneha Puri - October 9, 2026
A person with long dark hair and glasses types on a laptop at a dark table in a home kitchen, with a white refrigerator covered in magnets in the background and an open notebook in the foreground.
Future of Work
State of the Labour Market
The Canadian Data Centre Build-Out
An IT professional in a server room holds an open laptop while looking at a bank of servers with blue cabling, with rows of additional server racks extending down the aisle behind him.
Aubrey Woessner & Laura Ullrich - September 23, 2026
An IT professional in a server room holds an open laptop while looking at a bank of servers with blue cabling, with rows of additional server racks extending down the aisle behind him.
State of the Labour Market
August 2026 Labour Force Survey: Looming Shadows
Bar and line chart titled “Employment declined by 42,000 in August” shows monthly employment change (in thousands) as a blue bar and the three-month average employment change (in thousands) as a pink line from January 2024 to August 2026. In the latest month, employment slipped over the month, but the smoothed gains remain positive.
Cory Stahle - September 4, 2026
Bar and line chart titled “Employment declined by 42,000 in August” shows monthly employment change (in thousands) as a blue bar and the three-month average employment change (in thousands) as a pink line from January 2024 to August 2026. In the latest month, employment slipped over the month, but the smoothed gains remain positive.
State of the Labour Market
July 2026 Labour Force Survey: The Turn Comes Into View
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Laura Ullrich - August 7, 2026
Two businessmen shaking hands and smiling in an office with financial charts displayed on computer monitors in the background.
State of the Labour Market
Q2 2026 Canadian Labour Market Update: Steadying Out
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Brendon Bernard - July 28, 2026
A person in a black apron stands behind the wooden counter of a small spice shop, smiling as they hand a brown paper bag across the counter to a customer with their back to the camera. Shelves of glass jars, an antique cash register, and chalkboard menus line the exposed brick walls behind them.
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.
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. 
Occupation Spotlight
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.
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