Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadians Flee In Record Volumes—A Warning Seen Only Twice Before Canadians are heading for the exit in the highest volumes on record. Emigration, the act of citizens or permanent residents leaving the country, hit 120.4k people in the 12 months ending in […]
Canada’s job-shortage narrative is disappearing almost as fast as it was introduced. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows job vacancies plunged again in Q3 2025, hitting the lowest level in nearly 8 years—even as the population added millions. The shift puts employers back in control, already chipping away at the rapid wage growth reported in recent […]
The Canadian labour market was booming last month—at least when it came to statistical modeling. Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows 5-digit job growth and a plunging unemployment rate in November. Reality is a little different, as most benefits only exist in the statistical model. The gap between headline reports in the […]
Canada’s growth engine has long been small businesses, but the country is all in on large firms. BMO Capital Markets warns that while large firms make up only a small share of total employment, they’ve accounted for virtually all job gains in 2025. The bank cautions that this imbalance is amplifying downturn risks and could […]
Canada’s job market showed surprising growth last month, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). The agency’s latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows employment climbed sharply in October, marking a second consecutive month of growth. Employment was so strong that multiple jobholders surged, and seniors—who typically face hurdles to new employment—represented over 1 in 3 workers who […]
Canada may be fighting trade wars on two fronts, but its job market didn’t get the memo. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data show the country added tens of thousands of jobs in September. Heck, the data even shows a 6-figure addition of full-time jobs over the 30-day period. Suspicious? You’re onto something. Let’s talk about the […]
Canadian entrepreneurs are building the future—they just aren’t building it in Canada. A new study warns the country’s startup scene failed to recover post-pandemic, with Canadian-educated founders increasingly creating jobs elsewhere. The authors blame rising domestic friction and call for cultural and financial incentives to reverse the trend. But the report overlooks the biggest hurdle […]
Canada’s economy just keeps taking hits—the latest is this morning’s job report. The unemployment rate climbed sharply in August, according to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. What was once a demographic issue is now a demand problem. Real job losses are materializing, and they’re not limited to trade-exposed sectors. The data points to a deeper […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada To Become A Dystopian Nightmare, Households Will Flee: Gov Report Canada is heading in the direction of becoming a dystopian nightmare. That was the take from a new report from Horizons Canada, the Government of Canada (GoC) agency in charge of […]
Canadians looking to confirm that Americans obliterated our job market… won’t find this morning’s payroll data very helpful. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data released this morning, shows the country added tens of thousands of payroll jobs in February. That doesn’t quite match the Trade War-obliterated wasteland narrative we’ve been hearing about. Looking at the unadjusted […]
