Students and Graduates
A Changing Workplace: How AI Is Influencing Youth Careers
Author Laura Adkins-Hackett, Senior Economic Advisor at Labour Market Information Council Introduction For young people trying to start a career, AI is arriving at an already uncertain time. The conversation about the future of AI is split between excitement for the opportunities to increase productivity and worries about potential job losses. All this talk about…Read More
Eligible Bachelors: Canada’s Newest University Graduates Face an Increasingly Challenging Job Market
Looking for the latest insights? LMIC has published an updated piece that expands on this blog and reflects more current research and our perspectives on this topic. We encourage readers, journalists, and researchers to reference the updated article: A Changing Workplace: How AI Is Influencing Youth Careers. Authors Pete Nelson, Senior Economist at Labour Market…Read More
Bridging the divide between career services and equity-seeking groups in Canada
Surranna Sandy, CEO of Skills for Change, reflects on what the findings in LMIC and FSC’s recent report on career services in Canada mean for the newcomers and low-income people her organization serves. Recently, the Labour Market Information Council (LMIC) and the Future Skills Centre (FSC) launched a report which sought to understand how adults…Read More
Learning and Earning: Three New Years of Data for Post-Secondary School Graduate Earnings
In January 2020, LMIC and the Education Policy Research Initiative published a joint report on the early career earnings of Canadian post-secondary education graduates. Now, three additional years of post-graduate earnings data is available. Today we updated our Post-Secondary Graduate Earnings Dashboard with two new graduate cohorts (2015 and 2016) and post-graduate earnings data from…Read More
I Was Clueless About Skilled Trades, but You Don’t Have to Be
At the end of high school, I had to decide what I was going to do next. The only options I thought I had were to attend university or find a job straight after graduation. Entering an apprenticeship program to become a skilled tradesperson was nowhere on my radar. I had no idea about the…Read More
“Stay in School!”: Is More Education Actually Better?
“Stay in school!” is the rallying cry of many Canadian parents who see education as the key to improving their children’s standard of living. In fact, more education is generally associated with higher salaries and better working conditions. It is also linked to a wide range of other benefits, including increasing a country’s economic prosperity.…Read More
In Conversation with Students
What should I do after high school? Does college or university make sense for me? Which one will make me happier? Which field will allow me to make a difference in the world? Will my parents support my decisions? As they brace themselves to exit high school, young Canadians need to find answers and make…Read More
How Much Do They Make? Short-Cycle Credentials and Applied Learning at Canada’s Polytechnics
In 2018, Canada ranked first among OECD countries in post-secondary education (PSE) attainment. Our global standing as a leader in delivering PSE is well known. Perhaps less well known is that Canada’s high standing is driven in large part by our polytechnic and college sectors – those delivering what the OECD calls “short-cycle tertiary” education. These programs provide professional knowledge, technical…Read More
Canada’s Workforce Is Changing. Is Canada’s Post-Secondary System Keeping Pace?
Across the globe, the workplace is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Technological change, demographic shifts, globalization and climate change are just a few of the factors increasing uncertainty around work today – and tomorrow. In particular, the skills required to succeed in the world of work are changing. In the face of these changes, we…Read More
Gender Earning Difference Across Income Levels: Still a ways to go
LMIC at CRDCN I recently had the opportunity to present LMIC’s work at the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) national conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At this conference, researchers and government agencies gather to learn about and discuss how micro data available at Statistics Canada’s research data centres (RDCs) can be used to create groundbreaking new…Read More