Future of work
A curated resource of recent research on trends shaping Canada's labour market.
The report assesses 18 sectors and calculates the percentage of work activities that could be automated by 2030 and the percentage that can be automated at present in each sector. Using data from ESDC, they list the 10 fastest growing1 and 10 fastest declining occupations2 for the period 2015-2024. Further, by 2030 automation and technology-related changes in existing occupations will account for more than 10% of Canadian job losses. Canada’s labour training schemes are not sufficiently robust to withstand the expected disruptions of technological change.
It is further argued that annual expenditure on training and post-secondary education for working Canadians will need to increase by approximately $15 billion to ensure Canadians benefit from new opportunities created by technological advancements. The report calls for a new federally-governed Canada Lifelong Learning Fund (CLLF) to help reduce the financial barriers to continuing training for adults and transforming the government’s employment centres into hubs of hands-on career guidance not only for the unemployed but also for working adults and employers.