Posts by LMIC-CIMT
Labour Market Imbalances: An LMIC Guide
This guide provides key insights into labour market imbalances in Canada. It explains how to identify them and how to understand their implications. It’s designed for anyone interested in understanding labour market dynamics.Read More
The Case for Better Labour Market Information in Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition Process
LMIC report explores how a lack of cohesive and accessible labour market information and a complex credential recognition system pose challenges for skilled newcomers trying to integrate into Canada’s labour market.Read More
LMIC Snapshot: Labour market resilience in the face of an aging population
Based on LMIC’s research report Labour market resilience in the face of an aging population, this summary highlights key findings on the impact of mature workers in Canada’s labour market, including the aging workforce, labour shortages in key sectors, regional challenges, and the role of the “replacement ratio” in workforce planning.Read More
Mirage or Reality? The Limitations of Online Job Postings
Introduction Online job postings (OJP) are everywhere-on LinkedIn, platforms like Indeed, and company websites. But as more researchers, policymakers, and educators turn to OJP for real-time insights, one important question remains: How reliable are they as a signal of actual labour demand? OJP data are widely used to fill in very real gaps in Statistics…Read More
LMIC Snapshot: What can job postings can tell us about skills in Canada
Based on LMIC’s research report, this summary highlights key findings on skill demand trends in Canada, including the growing importance of digital and technical skills, emerging patterns across industries, and insights from PMI analysis to identify skill associations.)Read More
Benchmarking Online Job Postings to the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey to Improve Vacancy Estimates
A new LMIC demonstration report applies machine learning and statistical benchmarking to improve the accuracy of job vacancy estimates using online job postings.Read More
Connecting Skills: Using online job postings to unravel the demand for skills in the labour market
This report presents comprehensive insights into the relationships between skills in Canada’s labour market. The content is tailored for researchers, policy analysts, and academics focused on labour and training.Read More
Harnessing AI for labour market insights
November 2024Read More
The latest on Canada’s labour market
October 2024Read More
Labour issues Canadians are talking about
September 2024Read More