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'STEM is for everyone': CIMA+, Actua to teach key skills
'STEM is for everyone': CIMA+, Actua to teach key skills
Having more STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) graduates is crucial to Canada’s future success and two organizations, Laval, Que.-based CIMA+ and Actua of Ottawa, are partnering to boost the numbers.
AI self-service portals are failing Canadian HR teams
As organizations scale and their HR functions face growing pressure to operate more strategically with artificial intelligence (AI) tools, real adoption requires rethinking both process design and organizational culture before any tool goes live, according to Parvathi Subramanyam at 1Password.
Workers speak out against screen-time surveillance
Workers at Canada's biggest companies say increased workplace surveillance is taking a toll on their mental health as their employers ramp up screen activity monitoring. TD Bank recently told employees that it will start tracking their screen time using WorkiQ.
Help make male employees with children better caregivers
Australian author and workplace advocate Michael Ray — who believes there is a “fatherhood forfeit” that forces men to give up on their parenting roles in order to advance their careers — worked with an automotive company to counter that problem.
Employees report mental health impacting productivity
Thirty per cent of Canadian employees say their mental health is negatively impacting their work productivity and goals, according to a Telus Health survey. The survey found employees without emergency savings were nearly three-times more likely to report productivity losses.
Severance could be a financial windfall, handled right
When it comes to a severance package intended to cushion the financial blow of terminated employment, it can also be a windfall that requires planning to limit the tax consequences when payouts can be as much as two years’ salary.
More young workers are choosing a trade
When Jamie Shaw finished high school she did what many young Canadians are expected to do next: she went to university. She graduated from Brock University with a degree in kinesiology but didn't see herself as a kinesiologist.
Global youth unemployment rises amid AI disruption
Global youth unemployment rose to 12.4 per cent in 2025 amid stagnating economic growth and rapid technological change, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization, which warned against underestimating the risks of AI on the job market.
Amazon is in crosshairs of NYC worker agenda
A New York City proposal, backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, calls for Amazon, the nation's second largest private employer, to hire thousands of contract couriers, threatening the company’s low-cost delivery model and setting an example for other jurisdictions.
B.C.-based DC pension plans’ use of auto-escalation
The inclusion of automatic escalation in B.C.-based defined contribution pension plans can support employees’ retirement readiness by increasing contributions and removing psychological barriers to saving, says Barbara Sanders, co-lead of National Institute on Ageing, TMU's Pension Centre of Excellence.
U.S. employers abandon group health insurance
As U.S. employers brace for the largest price hikes on employee health plans in 15 years, a growing number are opting out of group insurance altogether. More than 20,000 companies entered Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA) in 2026.
CUSMA breakdown impacts hundreds of thousands of jobs
As trade talks aimed at avoiding fresh U.S. tariffs continue, a new report is warning that the breakdown of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement would lead to hundreds of thousands of job losses and major economic impacts for North America.
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