Request for Proposals: Addressing Biases in Online Job Posting Data for Measuring Job Vacancies
The Labour Market Information Council (LMIC) is seeking proposals to conduct a comprehensive analysis on the measurement of job vacancies using online job postings. Download the RFP Inquiries related to this…
What can the data tell us about Black Canadians and the labour market?
February is Black history month: an invitation to recognize, celebrate and honour the profound contributions that Black workers have made to the building of Canada’s economy, politics and labour movements. This month…
Conversations with Black youth: Reflections on Canada’s labour market
February is Black history month: an invitation to recognize, celebrate and honour the profound contributions that Black workers have made to the building of Canada’s economy, politics and labour movements. This month…
A brief history of Black labour in Canada in the 20th century
February is Black history month: an invitation to recognize, celebrate and honour the profound contributions that Black workers have made to the building of Canada’s economy, politics and labour movements. This month…
Where’s the data about disability and the labour market in Canada?
This week marks the 29th annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day dedicated, in part, to celebrating the important contributions Canadians with disabilities make in our communities and workplaces. …
Tight labour markets are here to stay — we’d better start planning for them
Job vacancies remain at record highs in Canada, totaling nearly one million in August 2022 (the latest data available). Although vacancies seem to have plateaued, they remain roughly 80% higher than…
We’re Back at the In-Person CEA Conference, Presenting Labour Market Trends!
It was truly a blessing to participate in person at the 2022 Canadian Economics Association (CEA) conference after being virtual for over two years! Each year at the start of June,…
LMIC Partners with Vicinity Jobs and Magnet to Develop More Detailed Occupational Categories
Three years ago, the Labour Market Information Council (LMIC) partnered with Vicinity Jobs, a Canadian data analytics firm that tracks job market trends using online job postings, to address a pressing…
It’s International Women’s Day. What do we know about the state of women’s employment in Canada?
Today is International Women’s Day, and we’re entering the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. So today we’re asking ourselves: what do we know now, in March 2022, about the effects…