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Canada’s food industry needs 173,000 new hires by 2034: Report
Canada’s food industry needs 173,000 new hires by 2034
Canada’s food and beverage manufacturing industry will need to hire 173,000 new workers by 2034 if the country is to expand its food production and strengthen food security, according to a new report from Food Processing Skills Canada.
Canadian startups can compete for talent
Worry about Canadian brain drain to the U.S. is a well-worn topic, but recent reports show it continues to affect our startup ecosystem. Combined with limited immigration numbers, access to highly skilled talent remains a real challenge for Canadian founders.
Employers will need to rehire workers due to AI layoffs
Organizations that lean on artificial intelligence to cut jobs may end up paying more. A Gartner report found that by 2029, 30 per cent of employees laid off due to AI will be rehired at a higher cost.
TD and Tech Spark to close entrepreneurs AI gap
TD Bank Group announced a $1 million donation to support Tech Spark's AI Lit for Entrepreneurs accelerator. As AI use grows among North American businesses, TD Economics research shows that small businesses often face barriers to adoption.
How human beings can compete with AI
Leaders today are confronted with a new challenge: disruptive artificial intelligence tools that are simultaneously causing excitement and anxiety about the future. The excitement often centres around what we can get rid of to save time.
A desk of your own is the perk missing from RTO
Vacancy rates are finally dropping for the most desirable office space in Canada’s largest market as employees continue to head back to in-person work, partly against their desire. Landlords and employers in Toronto are working to make offices more appealing.
Getting rewarded for being more productive
I work on a team of five customer service agents. We all complete the same task for the same pay. It wasn’t until a few months in that I realized I was doing the job more efficiently than my peers.
Why we continue to have non-productive meetings
A 2022 Microsoft survey found the number of meetings per week for the average Teams user had increased 153 per cent since 2020, due to hybrid work increases. Two years later, Microsoft found meeting levels were holding at post-pandemic highs.
Employers are not prepared for pay transparency
Findings from Aon's 2026 Pay Transparency Pulse Survey revealed organizations are making progress on pay transparency, including 11 per cent that reported it is already fully implemented and embedded in their workplace but employers have yet to fix pay gaps.
The hidden cost of being the ‘go-to’ person at work
If you’re the person everyone turns to when something goes wrong, congratulations. You’ve built a reputation that many professionals aspire to. Being known as the person everyone can rely on feels like the ultimate compliment, but its also a trap.
Workplace complaints resurface long after the investigation
There is a persistent assumption in employment law that, once a workplace complaint has been investigated, it's over. An employee complains. The employer hires an outside investigator. The investigator prepares a report. Discipline may be imposed. Everyone moves on.
Former CBRE exec suing over age discrimination
A former CBRE executive in Atlanta is suing his former employer over age discrimination and allegations that the commercial real estate brokerage giant billed his time to multiple clients while working exclusively with one firm.
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