Job Vacancies

• Job vacancies plummet to lowest point since 2017: StatCan

  New data from Statistics Canada suggests there may be more people looking for work than there are jobs available as many businesses report not feeling a need to hire more.

  Economy

  Oct 30, 2025
  
• Canadian job vacancies fell to a near 8-year low amid hiring freezes

  Job vacancies in Canada fell to the lowest level in close to eight years, according to Statistics Canada, as businesses slow or halt hiring plans amid the trade war.

  Economy

  Jul 31, 2025
  
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• How could a recession affect Canadians? What you should know

  Though plenty of Canadians remember living through a recession or two, for millions of others it will be the first major downturn in their adult lives.

  Economy

  Oct 14, 2022
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• Job vacancies dropped below 1 million in July: Statistics Canada

  Statistics Canada says employers in Canada were actively recruiting for 964,000 vacant positions, down by 56,400 compared with June.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2022
• N.S. workers say wages, ‘shut up, do your job’ mentality driving labour shortage

  As Canada continues to grapple with a nationwide labour shortage, some workers say it’s happening because people are less willing to work for low pay and poor treatment.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2022
• Unemployment in Canada has dropped, yet some firms are struggling to hire. Here’s why

  According to a report by Statistics Canada, the number of job vacancies at the beginning of April hit just over one million, up more than 40 per cent compared to last year.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2022
• Vacancies decline in hospitality industry, but hiring struggles continue in Sask.

  New StatCan data shows vacancies are still up in the sector by more than 62,000 from the first quarter of 2020. Stakeholders in Saskatchewan say the labour shortage is tangible.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2022
• Canada’s job vacancies reach record high in Q1, health sector dominates demand

  Job vacancies reached a record quarterly high of nearly one million in the first three months of 2022, continuing a trend started in the first quarter of 2016.

  Economy

  Jun 21, 2022
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• Winnipeg’s food services sector struggles as job vacancies remain high

  COVID-19 restrictions have eased nationwide, yet job vacancies remain high, and nowhere is this more evident than the food services sector.

  Economy

  Mar 24, 2022
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• BC Care Providers Association projects 2,800 vacant jobs in senior care over five years

  Those jobs range from care-aids to registered nurses.

  Health

  Jun 26, 2018