Inside the Canadian Economics Association Conference: Highlights and takeaways
LMIC staff were in Toronto, Ontario this past week (May 30 to June 1, 2024) for the 58th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association to share their research and engage…
Participate in a focus group: Research on the foreign credential recognition process in Canada
Thank you for your interest in participating. The call to participate is now officially closed. Are you an internationally trained or educated newcomer to Canada? We need your insights! The Labour…
How to write job postings for neurodivergent candidates
Compared to the Canadian average, neurodivergent adults have lower employment rates, are more likely to be underemployed, and tend to hold jobs for a shorter amount of time. These employment outcomes…
Equal Pay Day: Exploring wage disparities in Canada
Around the world, various countries observe Equal Pay Day to mark the point in the calendar when women’s earnings “catch up” to men’s. In 2023, the average wage for women in…
Transgender visibility in Canadian LMI
There are an estimated 100,815 transgender and non-binary individuals in Canada, but we have limited information about their labour market outcomes. March 31st is the International Transgender Day of Visibility, an…
Women’s economic empowerment and the Canadian labour market
“Economic empowerment increases women’s access to economic resources and opportunities including jobs, financial services, property and other productive assets, skills development and market information.” – OECD It’s International Women’s Day, and…
The great remote work debate: Does it boost or bust productivity? It depends.
The debate around remote work is alive and well, and it’s given us all a lot to talk about, including fun new acronyms like WFH (“work from home”) and RTO (“return-to-office”). …
Conversations with Black entrepreneurs: What motivates entrepreneurship?
February is Black History Month: an invitation to recognize, celebrate and honour the profound contributions Black workers have made to building Canada’s economy, politics and labour market. For Black History Month…
What can the data tell us about Black entrepreneurs in Canada?
February is Black History Month: an invitation to recognize, celebrate and honour the profound contributions Black workers have made to building Canada’s economy, politics and labour market. For Black History Month…
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