What NEET and NEETEST tell us about Canada’s Youth Labour Market
Author Ken Chatoor, Director of Research and Strategic Foresight at Labour Market Information Council Youth across Canada have been struggling with high unemployment and long-term unemployment rates. As high unemployment lingers,…
Why Mapping Education to Work Is Harder Than It Looks
Students often ask, “What jobs could this program lead to?” Workforce planners flip the question. They ask, “What programs are feeding talent into this job?” Questions like this matter: to students…
Addressing the data gap in AI and worker health
Authors Dr. Arif Jetha, Associate Scientific Director, Institute for Work & HealthMitchell Lane, Mitchell Lane, Graduate Student Researcher, Institute for Work & HealthDr. Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Scientist, Institute for Work &…
Is information the missing ingredient for apprenticeship success?
Authors Hamish Ride, Principal at Nous GroupNathalie Mejia, Director at Nous Group Introduction Canada’s federal investment of more than $8 billion in apprenticeships reflects a clear policy ambition: grow the skilled trades…
Reflections from CEWIL 2026: Staff Takeaways
This year’s Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL) conference, Pathways to Partnerships, explored the perspectives of the individuals and groups across Canada’s youth employment ecosystem who influence and are influenced by…
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 Way of the Future: How LMIC Is Approaching AI’s Impact on LMI and the Future of Work
Author Ken Chatoor, Director of Research and Strategic Foresight at Labour Market Information Council A pivotal moment for the labour market-and the data we use to make sense of it The…
LMIC and CCDF Announce Joint 2026 Research Partnership
Introduction The Labour Market Information Council (LMIC) and the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) have announced a partnership to understand how career development practitioners across Canada access and use labour market…
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,…
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