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A curated resource of recent research on trends shaping Canada's labour market.
Key Takeaway
Credential recognition and better support for internationally educated health professionals can help address Canada’s health care labour shortage.
Canada’s healthcare system continues to be under significant strain. Challenges include recruitment and retention of critical staff amidst chronic labour shortages, an aging population, ongoing impacts from the pandemic and inequitable employment practices. Several barriers exacerbate the current health human resource crisis, including the underutilization of internationally educated health professionals. Through consultation with a range of health human resource stakeholders, the following recommendations were identified:
- Strengthen the commitment from provinces to fund system navigators to guide internationally educated health professionals through the correct pathways to practice; partner with federal and provincial governments to enable sustainable and sufficient funding.
- Integrate licensure and immigration pathways to connect with foreign credential recognition and training upon arrival, facilitating licensure process completion in parallel with immigration.
- Enhance current mentorship and peer support to enable better mental health and wellbeing outcomes.
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2025 |
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The economy in Yukon is expected to grow by 41% from 2024 to 2045. However, the existing labour supply cannot meet the territory’s current labour demand.
2025 |
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Work-integrated learning programs that are short, flexible and less resource-intensive increase opportunities for students to develop professional skills and networks.
2024 |
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There is an urgent need for employers to develop artificial intelligence (AI) policies and to implement training for the use of AI tools at work.
January, 2025 |
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There’s a significant gap between the supply and the demand for health-care workers in Canada, which is expected to worsen without intervention.
2024 |
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Generative artificial intelligence is becoming embedded in the everyday work of many sectors—including the public sector.
April, 2024 |
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The availability of both green jobs and jobs requiring green skills is outpacing the number of workers with the right skills.