A brief history of Black entrepreneurship 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…
How do career development professionals deliver labour market information to their clients?
In our recent report, Navigating labour market information: Challenges faced by career development professionals, we discussed the challenges that career development professionals encounter when finding and using labour market information (LMI)…
LMIC to examine occupations at risk due to an aging workforce
Canada’s workforce is aging, and the number of Canadian workers approaching retirement age has never been higher. Over the last several decades, the average age of Canadians has increased, and the…
What is “decent work”?
The concept of “decent work” is an important one: it is the framework that countries worldwide use to develop initiatives, programs and policies that improve working conditions for everyone. It’s also…
Annual Report 2022-2023
LMIC’s annual report for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
LMIC to explore dynamics of remote work in Canada’s labour market
In 2020, we experienced an unprecedented shift in the world of work. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed when, how, and where work happens, leading to the widespread adoption of full-time remote work.…
Wages, inflation, AI, green economy: The labour issues Canadians are talking about on social media
For many people in Canada, Labour Day represents the final breath of summer. But this century-old Canadian holiday also represents much more than one last long weekend before the return to…
Canada must control AI technology that gathers and analyzes workplace data
This opinion editorial was originally published on August 2, 2023 in the Ottawa Citizen. The risk posed by bad data and biased predictive models is significant. Private, foreign-controlled companies could be…
Demystifying the links between rate hikes, inflation and a tight labour market
After pausing increases to its overnight rate in January, the Bank of Canada announced another hike this Wednesday. By adjusting the overnight rate, the bank aims to dampen aggregate demand (total…
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