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CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are several reports that we found interesting this week.
AI and Chat Use: Lessons Learned (Diversity Institute, Association for Canadian Studies & Future Skills Centre)
Drawing on a survey of 1,700 Canadians conducted in April 2026, this short report examines how many people use AI tools, what they use them for and how far they trust the output. Nearly half of Canadians use tools like ChatGPT or Copilot at least weekly, rising to roughly 60 to 70% among those under 45, and about a quarter of users say AI does most or almost all of the work for them. Support for disclosure is high—roughly 75% favour disclosing AI use in academic work—while one-third report feeling increasingly dependent on these tools.
Canada’s Labour Market Expected to Show Further Stabilization Into Summer (RBC Economics)
This weekly economic preview looks ahead to the July labour force numbers, the first reading of the third quarter and a test of whether recent gradual improvement is holding. RBC expects a gain of 5,000 jobs with unemployment steady at 6.5%, down from 6.9% in April, and notes that job postings and other indicators point to hiring demand continuing to stabilize despite trade uncertainty. The composition of gains remains a watch item, since June’s increase leaned on part-time work and slack in the market is still high by historical standards.
Diversity Leads Global (Diversity Institute)
This report benchmarks the representation of Black people, with particular attention to Black women, in corporate and political leadership across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Board-level representation shows gains—Canada comes closest to parity, with Black people holding 4.1% of board seats against a 4.3% population share—while gaps in senior management are wider, suggesting leadership pipelines are not advancing Black leaders even as boards recycle the same individuals across multiple companies. The report closes with recommendations on intersectional data collection and frameworks for assessing pathways to advancement.
Immigrants in Canada’s Skilled Trades (Signal49 Research)
With the gap widening between the tradespeople Canada has and the ones its infrastructure plans require, this literature review examines how well the country is using immigrant talent already in the trades. It asks what share of immigrants who arrive with foreign trades experience actually become certified in their field, how the economic outcomes of immigrant tradespeople compare with those of other immigrants and Canadian-born peers, and what practices from other sectors could strengthen certification pathways.
