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WINNIPEG, MB — As economic uncertainty, Trump’s trade war and climate pressures reshape the globe, over 2,000 delegates from every sector of Canada’s economy have adopted a bold action plan to build and transform Canada’s economic foundation around good union jobs, domestic manufacturing, and nation-building investments.   “Canada cannot build a resilient economy by outsourcing jobs, relying on fragile supply chains, or leaving workers behind,” said Bea Bruske. “This plan is about building the infrastructure, industries, and skilled workforce Canada needs, and making sure workers share in the prosperity they create.”   The action plan prioritizes nation-building investments in public infrastructure, transportation, energy systems, skills training, apprenticeships, and workforce development to ensure a skilled and job-ready workforce for the future.   It also advances for a worker-centred approach to building a worker-centred strategy through investments in clean electricity generation, public transit, electrification, climate adaptation, and industrial decarbonization while protecting and creating good union jobs.   Canada’s unions will continue to push governments to use public procurement, strategic investment, and industrial policy to strengthen domestic supply chains, raise...

The restaurant and accommodation industry has been the biggest net youth jobs creator of any sector since the start of the year, says Restaurants Canada. While most other industries have been cutting youth jobs, the restaurant industry employed an average of 52,770 more youth during the first half of 2026 than during the same period in 2025, according to the latest Statistics Canada Labour Force survey released today. “The numbers are clear—our sector has created more new youth jobs than all other industries combined,” said Kelly Higginson, President and CEO of Restaurants Canada. “As youth unemployment continues to be a major national concern, the restaurant industry continues to play an important role in ensuring young people have the opportunities they need to launch their careers.”  The restaurant and accommodation sector employed 543,000 youth in June, a 12% increase over last year. Restaurants account for 85% of employment in the sector. British Columbia saw the biggest increase of youth restaurant jobs (16,800), followed by Alberta (14,000) and Quebec (10,000). Restaurants...

Introduction Statistics Canada’s value added in exports (VAE) program provides estimates of both the amount of gross domestic product (GDP) and the number of jobs that can be attributed to the production of goods and services for export. These data provide a comprehensive framework for evaluating the importance of exports to the Canadian economy. The VAE data also provide a basis for quantifying the degree of cross-border integration within trade-oriented sectors such as manufacturing that rely heavily on cross-border shipments. These export-intensive sectors generally make large contributions to economy-wide GDP and employ sizable concentrations of high-wage workers in high value-added jobs. Exports generated 3.9 million jobs in 2024 — both directly in the production of products for export and indirectly through the purchases of goods and services from domestic suppliers that were used in the creation of these exports. In 2024, 15.9% of Canada’s GDP reflected the production of exports that were destined for the United States, accounting...

The global shortage of healthcare workers has created thousands of opportunities for qualified nurses seeking to work abroad, with Canada and several countries actively offering visa sponsorship to fill staffing gaps. Demand is being driven by ageing populations, expanding healthcare systems and persistent workforce shortages, making destinations such as the UK, Canada and Australia attractive options for foreign-trained nurses. Here are seven countries offering nursing jobs with visa sponsorship in 2026. 1. United Kingdom The UK has more than 40,000 nursing vacancies across the National Health Service (NHS). Overseas nurses can apply through the Health and Care Worker Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, with many NHS trusts providing direct visa sponsorship. Eligible applicants must meet Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration requirements, including CBT and OSCE assessments, and demonstrate English proficiency through IELTS or OET. 2. Canada Canada is experiencing a shortage of more than 60,000 nurses across its provinces. Qualified nurses can migrate through Express Entry healthcare draws, Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) or employer-sponsored work permits. Many...

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is cutting hundreds of jobs across the province.  Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU), which represents WSIB workers, said it was given the details on Wednesday. In a release it said the following positions would be cut in northern Ontario. Thunder Bay 55.Sault Ste Marie 20.Sudbury 136.North Bay 15.Timmins 12.More than 300 jobs will also be cut among centres in Guelph, Kingston, St. Catherines, Waterloo and Windsor. “We are already under-resourced as it is. We have severe workload problems and it will hurt injured workers in Ontario, the same injured workers that the government says they're here to protect,” said Harry Goslin, president of the OCEU. Goslin said the WSIB will continue to staff in-person return-to-work services with new employers in northern Ontario, but that all other...

AI giant hiring community engagement manager and national compute lead to bring “gigawatts of compute” to Canada. New job postings suggest Anthropic is looking to significantly increase its data centre footprint in Canada, with a particular focus on Alberta.  The news: The US-based AI giant created multiple job postings for new Canadian roles that will be in charge of getting more data centres built in the country. One posting is for a Canadian compute lead to manage the company’s data centre build-out strategy in the country, while another posting is looking for a data centre community engagement manager based in Alberta.  Anthropic confirmed the job postings to BetaKit, but did not elaborate on its Canadian data centre strategy or why it’s specifically targeting Alberta.  From the source: The...

Canadian employers with small work locations can now hire more low-wage temporary foreign workers under revised federal rules, according to a report by CIC News. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated its programme requirements on August 18 to allow employers with fewer than 10 employees at a work location to hire one or two low-wage workers, depending on the sector.The change allows some employers to exceed the usual 10% or 20% cap on low-wage temporary foreign workers. The 20% limit applies to employers in the in-demand sectors of health care, construction and food production.How the new rule worksUnder the revised calculation, employers with fewer than 10 employees at a particular work location can hire up to one low-wage temporary foreign worker. Employers in the in-demand sectors can hire up to two.Also Read: Chile introduces digital work authorisation certificate for foreign workersPreviously, this alternative calculation was available only to employers with fewer than 10 employees across their entire workforce.The change...

TORONTO – United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director Marty Warren issued the following statement on the postponement of additional 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods and ongoing Canada-U.S. trade negotiations: “The pause on another round of 50% tariffs is welcome news for Canadian workers. The progress reported in negotiations is encouraging, but important work clearly remains to be done. Existing tariffs continue to hurt Canadian steel, aluminum, copper, forestry, automotive and other industries, and the broader Canada-U.S. trade negotiations remain critical for workers across the country. Our test for those negotiations remains straightforward: Canada must protect Canadian jobs and industrial capacity, secure meaningful reductions in U.S. tariffs and give workers and industries the certainty they need to invest and grow in Canada. Canada should keep negotiating from a position of strength. No deal is better than a bad deal that sacrifices Canadian workers, jobs or key industries. Whatever happens over the coming days, Canada must intensify its efforts to strengthen our economy and build our...

Employers with several small work locations can now hire more temporary foreign workers, under new rules introduced by the Canadian federal government. Through an update to the government webpage on August 18, 2026, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has allowed affected employers to employ more than the usual 10% or 20% of their workforce as low-wage temporary foreign workers. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation Typically, an employer may hire no more than 10% of their total workforce through the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), or 20% for the in-demand sectors of health care, construction, and food production. ESDC now allows employers to employ either one or two low-wage temporary foreign workers per work location with fewer than 10 employees, with the two-worker limit being applicable to employers in-demand sectors. The increase has been permitted through a shift to using the number of employees at each individual work location for the alternative calculation of the workforce cap, which applies to workforce...

AI firm Anthropic is planning to source a significant amount of compute capacity in Canada, including from new data centres in Alberta.  The San Francisco-based company is hiring staff in Canada to help acquire processing power, and to manage relations with the communities that will host its facilities, according to new job postings. Anthropic is planning to bring “gigawatts of compute online in Canada,” states an ad for a new compute country lead. Anthropic has already committed to spend hundreds of billions of dollars over the coming years on processing power, as usage of its Claude models and AI tools grows. So far, its compute buildout has mostly focused on the U.S. Now, it’s following other Silicon Valley tech giants in seeking to build capacity in Canada. Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Related Articles The new compute lead will work with staff in both Canada and the U.S. to find and lease sites for facilities, secure power, finance the...