Unemployment hit record highs in 2020, but tech continues to boom with 165,300 jobs added to the Canadian economy, a pace more than three times the national average. While BC’s unemployment rate rose in January, the need for scientific and technical workers increased with an additional 10,000+ jobs becoming available. The skyrocketing demand for tech […]
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Canada’s AI Strategy Targets Talent Gap
Prime Minister Mark Carney has launched AI for All, Canada’s new national artificial intelligence strategy, with a promise to turn the country’s AI research strength into jobs, skills, companies, and broader economic growth. Announced in Toronto, the five-year strategy is built around three priorities: building trust in AI, creating opportunity for Canadians, and reinforcing Canadian […]
Workforce Readiness Program Expands to Bolster Talent Pipeline for AI Skills
At the Upper Bound AI Conference in Edmonton this month, Alberta’s Machine Intelligence Institute announced that its AI Workforce Readiness program has grown into a national consortium of 55 post-secondary institutions. Last year, Google unveiled the $13 million AI Opportunity Fund to equip Canadians with artificial intelligence skills. The funding supported four Canadian organizations, including […]
Skills Gaps Persist in Canada as AI Tech Adoption Outpaces Training at Work
A majority of professionals in Canada feel that they have been handed artificial intelligence tools to utilize in their workplace without sufficient training, a new survey finds. As skill gaps persist across the country, newly released data from recruitment firm Express Employment Professionals and The Harris Poll shows that 79% of Canadian job seekers expect […]
Investment of $4.6M to Support Skills Training and Job Creation in Tech Fields
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario is investing nearly $5 million toward supporting job creation and upskilling in technology fields. FedNor has unveiled a total investment of $4.6M across six strategic initiatives in Ontario, targeting sectors like defence and AI. The FedNor funding is “supporting Canada’s defence sector, skills training, and job creation,” […]
As Tech Transforms Sectors, $100M Investment Targets Upskilling Needs
The federal government is investing nearly $100 million over five years through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program, which supports upskilling and reskilling initiatives across Canada amid a “rapidly shifting global landscape.” The $100, five-year investment is spread across 14 different organizations as well as an array of sectors, including aerospace, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and […]
DMZ Launches AI Career Accelerator for Graduates
Toronto Metropolitan University’s DMZ has received $500,000 from the Embark Student Foundation to launch the Embark Business Academy (Em-BA), a new career accelerator designed to help students and recent graduates transition from post-secondary education into meaningful employment. With youth unemployment continuing to outpace the national average and entry-level roles rapidly evolving in an AI-driven economy, […]
How the Rise of Upskilling in Canada Has Impacted Hiring and Resumes
In the post-Covid, digital-first world, self-taught learning methods have grown to unprecedented levels of popularity. Self‑taught learning is “exploding,” according to Express Employment Professionals, “and it’s beginning to reshape resumes across the country.” But not all employers are prepared for the rapid rise in upskilling and its cascade of influence on how people job hunt […]
B.C. Targets ‘Real Impact’ with Support for New Upskilling Programs in Agtech
British Columbia is supporting job creation and upskilling projects to “ensure more people have the necessary skills to succeed in the growing agri-tech sector.” Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth for the Province, believes it is “critical that two of British Columbia’s greatest strengths—technology and agriculture—come together.” Kahlon says the latest moves connect […]
Gen Z Is Driving Canada’s Workplace AI Shift
A new study from International Workplace Group (IWG) shows that Gen Z is reshaping how Canadian teams use AI—helping older colleagues adopt new tools, speeding up hybrid collaboration, and accelerating career growth across the workforce. Based on a survey of more than 1,000 professionals, the data reveals that 75% of workers have tried AI tools, […]