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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada’s recent labour force survey showed a slight drop in jobs in April as the unemployment rate climbed higher. The agency said the economy shed 18,000 jobs in April, following an increase of 14,000 jobs in March. The loss came as the unemployment rate rose to 6.9 per cent compared with 6.7 per cent in March, returning to where it was in October last year, largely because more people were looking for work. Economists had expected the economy to add jobs in April and for the unemployment rate to hold steady.  While Canada added 67,000 more jobs on a year-over-year basis, the country has lost 112,000 jobs since January, mostly in the manufacturing and wholesale sectors. The last time Canada lost so many jobs in a four-month window was from October 2020 to January 2021— during the pandemic. In non-pandemic times, you’d have to go back to 2009 when Canada lost 241,000 jobs in a four-month span. Ontario added 42,000 jobs in April,...

Seasonal demand has followed the trends seen in the broader economy. Key points: After declining steadily between 2022 and 2025, Canadian summer job postings have been stable so far in 2026, and as of early May, were up 4% from a year earlier. Over the past few years, trends in summer job postings have broadly mirrored those in overall job postings. Jobs at summer camps remain the most common category of summer postings, but have slipped compared to 2025, offset by stronger seasonal demand for painters, administrative assistants, warehouse workers, and youth workers.   The typical summer pop in youth employment rates has been somewhat smaller in recent years, as weak labour market conditions have carried into seasonal employment. Flat summer postings suggest this pattern will continue in 2026.   The annual summer job recruiting cycle generally starts ramping up in January, before beginning to cool in mid-May. However, aside from its unique monthly trajectory, summer job postings have been evolving in line with broader economic trends....

Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick - The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Canada's job market took a leap toward recovery in July, adding 75,000 jobs, but economists say there's still a long road ahead before the Bank of Canada considers tightening policy. Statistics Canada said on Friday the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in two years to 6.4 per cent. Economists in a Reuters poll ahead of the release predicted a modest 15,000-job gain. July's job growth was split between full- and part-time work, with Ontario adding 52,000 jobs. Statistics Canada said the country is now up 181,000...

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is cutting hundreds of jobs across the province and closing its physical offices across northern Ontario. Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU), which represents WSIB workers, said it was given the details on Wednesday. In a release it said the following positions would be cut in northern Ontario. More than 300 jobs will also be cut among centres in Guelph, Kingston, St. Catherines, Waterloo and Windsor. "We are already under-resourced as it is. We have severe workload problems and it will hurt injured workers in Ontario, the same injured workers that the government says they're here to protect," said Harry Goslin, president of the OCEU. Goslin said the WSIB will continue to staff in-person return-to-work services with new employers in northern Ontario, but that all other jobs including nurses and payment representatives "would end up moving to southern Ontario." "As a person who lives in a northern community myself, I know what it's like to live in these communities, and...

A new Manulife Canada Wellness report says productivity losses now add up to the equivalent of 46 working days per employee each year. There were three unemployed people for every vacant job in Canada in March, as overall vacancies dropped by 16,500 year-over-year. That’s according to Statistics Canada’s most recent report, published Thursday, which found a drop in vacant positions despite gains in waste management and information sectors. Open positions also rose in manufacturing, which added 4,500 vacancies, and wholesale trade, which added 2,200, compared to the same month last year.But gains in those sectors were outmatched by receding vacancies elsewhere, including in health care (-11,900) and construction (-7,000) and the arts (-1,700).Weekly earnings increaseMeanwhile, weekly earnings rose 3.5 per cent compared to last year. Canadians earned $1,333 per week on average, according to the report, and worked around 33 hours per week. Payroll employment, meaning the number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer fell slightly (0.2...

Open this photo in gallery:The Canadian economy added 27,000 construction jobs in May, offsetting a loss of almost 16,000 jobs in April.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian PressThe Canadian economy roared back in May with a strong month of job creation, appearing to shake off a stagnation that’s characterized the economy this year as it faces trade and geopolitical risks.The labour market added 87,800 jobs in May, Statistics Canada said on Friday, easily outpacing analyst expectations of 10,000 positions added. The unemployment rate fell to 6.6 per cent from 6.9 per cent in April.May’s increase in employment was the strongest month for job creation since December, 2024. Despite the rebound, total employment across the country has only risen by 0.7 per cent over the past year, and it’s down by roughly 24,000 positions year to date.“While this does take some of the stink off the last few months, it doesn’t necessarily shift the broader narrative around Canadian labour markets,” analysts at TD Securities...

OTTAWA — The labour market rebounded with a surprise gain of 88,000 jobs in May, partially offsetting a bigger drop in employment since the start of the year, Statistics Canada said recently. The agency said the unemployment rate fell to 6.6 per cent in May, down from 6.9 per cent in April. StatCan said May’s gains were the first significant increase in employment since November 2025. The economy had shed 112,000 net jobs in the first four months of 2026. Economists had broadly expected a more modest gain of 10,000 jobs in May and that the unemployment rate would hold steady. Growth last month was concentrated in full-time work, StatCan said, and was widespread across industries. Construction led the way with a gain of 27,000 jobs, followed by the information, culture and recreation sector and the transportation and warehousing industry. Tariff-sensitive manufacturing also posted job gains in May. The wholesale and retail trade sector took the heaviest hit with a loss of 35,000 positions in the...

From small businesses to infrastructure projects, employers say lower admissions could deepen skilled labour gaps even as governments argue the cuts are needed to restore balance. When Glenn Cormier talks about immigration, he does not begin with policy. He begins with his kitchen. Cormier, owner of Bowen Island Pub on Bowen Island, B.C., near Vancouver, has spent years trying to keep a growing hospitality business staffed in a small island community where the pool of younger workers is limited and many leave for larger cities. Servers and bartenders are easier to find. Cooks are not. “The culinary side is all but impossible sometimes to staff,” he says. For Cormier, this is not just a summer problem. Bowen Island draws tourists, but his pub also depends on a loyal local customer base, which means he needs workers year-round. The challenge is not only finding people. It is finding people who can stay. He has relied on temporary foreign workers to help keep his kitchens running. As Canada’s...

On This Page You Will Find Canada’s latest job vacancy figures The occupations with the largest increases in demand Wage trends across key occupations Which provinces saw vacancy growth What the data means for immigrants The outlook for Canada’s labour market Frequently asked questions Canada’s labour market showed signs of renewed momentum in the first quarter of 2026, with job vacancies increasing for the first time in nearly four years. Statistics Canada reported 506,700 vacant positions nationwide in the first quarter, an increase of 11,800 jobs or 2.4 per cent compared to the previous quarter. It marked the first quarterly increase in vacancies since the second quarter of 2022. For immigrants and prospective newcomers, the latest figures highlight continued demand across transportation, manufacturing, retail, food services and skilled trades, while also showing important shifts in healthcare and professional occupations. Although vacancies remain lower than a year ago, the pace of decline has slowed significantly, suggesting the labour market may be stabilizing after two years of cooling demand. Job Vacancies Reach More Than...

Canada’s new artificial intelligence strategy, AI for All, presents an ambitious vision for the country’s future. Artificial intelligence, the federal government argues, can boost productivity, strengthen competitiveness and create opportunity across the economy. But what happens when AI increasingly decides who gets access to those opportunities in the first place? As migration scholars at the Bridging Divides initiative at Toronto Metropolitan University, we are researching how AI is reshaping immigrant access to employment. We see a growing intersection between Canada’s immigration agenda and its AI agenda, both of which are essential to Canada’s economic future. Yet these agendas are rarely discussed together. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in hiring, the question is no longer just who Canada admits, but how opportunity is distributed once immigrants arrive. The technologies shaping recruitment today may play an increasingly important role in determining whether Canada’s skilled immigrants can fully contribute to the economy tomorrow. Canada’s reliance on immigration Across the OECD, immigrants represent a growing share of the...