The Next Wave: Automation and Canada’s Labour Market

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Page Title:The Next Wave: Automation and Canada’s Labour Market – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:The Next Wave: Automation and Canada’s Labour Market
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/next-wave-automation-and-canadas-labour-market/
Published Date:December 1, 2020
Accessed Date:February 15, 2025

Key Demographic Groups in Jobs more Vulnerable to Automation

  • Key demographic groups are more vulnerable to job loss through automation than average.
  • Author Rosalie Wyonch assesses the likely impact of technological automation on Canada’s labour market and compares these results to past predictions.
  • She finds a lower proportion of employment at high risk of automation (about 22 percent) than most previous estimates. However, key demographic groups, like Black and Indigenous individuals, are more susceptible to job loss depending on their occupations.

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