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In our weekly CareerWise roundups of the reports that “caught our attention,” we’ve shared dozens of publications this year to help keep you apprised of labour market information and other research affecting your work.
The reports below are among those that stood out this year. Unsurprisingly, AI features prominently across many reports – its impact on career development professionals, skills demand and job opportunities. Also among this year’s top reports are two released by CERIC: exploring Career Development in 2040 and an unprecedented mapping of the career development sector.
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A More Equitable Rebound: Inclusive Career Mobility and Advancement Beyond COVID-19 (ICTC)
This report focuses on two key themes: career mobility and career advancement. Drawing from extensive primary research with racialized workers, employers and subject matter experts, this paper highlights how employers, educational institutions and civil society can better support workers.
Artificial intelligence and the changing demand for skills in Canada (OECD)
This report provides first estimates for Canada on the effect of artificial intelligence on the demand for skills in jobs that do not require specialized AI skills. The results show that the skills most demanded in occupations highly exposed to AI are management, communication and digital skills.
Career Development in 2040: Preparing for Possible Scenarios of Work & Careers (CERIC & Creative Futures)
This report draws on potential future scenarios to explore how career development services may change and how the role of CDPs may evolve by 2040. It outlines nine Key Insights (with 15 accompanying Recommended Actions) about career development in 2040.
Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent: Mapping Canada’s Career Development Sector (Challenge Factory, CERIC and CCDF)
This report produced by Challenge Factory reveals the full scope of the people and systems providing career services and supports to Canadians. This study, supported by CERIC and the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), provides the evidence base needed to unlock the potential of Canadian career service professionals.
Facing challenges, finding opportunity: Young people in Canada navigating a new employment reality (University of Waterloo)
This report shares initial findings from the RBC Young People and Economic Inclusion Longitudinal Study, including:
- Many adolescents (ages 15-19) prefer to work fully in-person while transition youth (ages 20-24) favour hybrid models
- Young women in lower-income groups earn significantly less than their male counterparts
- Young immigrants are less likely to be thriving at work than those born in Canada
Global disruption in 4D: Exploring intersecting forces impacting Canada’s future (Deloitte)
This report identifies four, interconnected disruptions at the global level that are having a significant impact on life in Canada: the talent transformation, the artificial intelligence revolution, the race to net-zero and geopolitical uncertainty.
Making it Work: Delivering the Transformation Promise in Ontario (FirstWork)
This report finds that Ontarians with disabilities are facing challenges in the new integrated employment services model. The report highlights that the 20 hours of work per week program target is putting additional pressure on jobseekers with complex barriers to employment.
Navigating labour market information: Challenges faced by career development professionals (LMIC)
LMIC find career development professionals understand labour market information but are challenged by the complexity of accessing and using it to generate relevant results for their clients. LMI needs to be simplified so that CDPs can better support clients’ career journeys.
Skills for Inclusive Workplaces and the Advancement of Indigenous Peoples (Diversity Institute, Future Skills Centre & Canadian Council for Indigenous Business)
This report investigates the experiences of Indigenous Peoples in leadership positions to understand the barriers and enablers that have shaped their pathways, as well as the impact of diversity in the workplace.
Working for Change: Understanding the employment experiences of Two Spirit, Trans, and nonbinary people in Canada (Egale Canada)
This report aims to understand workplace experiences, barriers to employment, and experiences of discrimination and bias for 2STNB people. While the findings overwhelmingly indicate that there is a long way to go to achieve employment equity for 2STNB people, it also found that some participants experienced supportive and inclusive workplaces; there is hope.
