by Roger Pizarro Milian, David Zarifa, David Walters and Fatemeh Ameli This Commentary examines how bachelor’s degree outcomes vary across Ontario institutional types, focusing on graduates’ early-career earnings and participation in graduate and second-entry programs. Among bachelor’s degree graduates who enter the labour market directly, early-career earnings are broadly similar across institutional types. Graduates of medical […]
August 27, 2026 – Most Ontario bachelor’s degree graduates earn similar early-career salaries regardless of the type of post-secondary institution they attend, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. The exception is graduates of medical doctoral universities, institutions with medical schools and a broad range of research programs, who typically earn about $6,700 more […]
Le 27 août 2026 – La plupart des titulaires d’un baccalauréat en Ontario touchent des salaires comparables en début de carrière indépendamment du type d’établissement postsecondaire qu’ils ont fréquenté, selon un nouveau rapport de l’Institut C.D. Howe. Toutefois, les diplômés des universités à vocation médicale et doctorale, c’est-à-dire des établissements dotés d’une faculté de médecine […]
Canada should adopt a dual-track child care system, with subsidized spaces for families in need, and an income-tested tax credit for those using alternate care.
Canada’s business-sector labour productivity has risen only modestly since 2019 (+4.6 percent), but the aggregate masks large differences across industries. Utilities (-13.4 percent), construction (-8 percent), and manufacturing (-6 percent) remain below pre-pandemic levels, while agriculture, information and cultural industries, and real estate posted double-digit gains. For a deeper analysis of Canada’s productivity slowdown, […]
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang To: Labour force observers Date: June 22, 2026 Re: A Difficult Start: Youth Unemployment and the Cost of Doing Nothing The June jobs report appeared to offer welcome news for young Canadians: Youth unemployment fell nearly a full percentage point in a single month. Unfortunately, a closer look reveals a more troubling reality. The decline was driven not […]
Consistent with its historical sensitivity to economic conditions, youth labour market outcomes deteriorated markedly between 2022 and 2025, with divergence between teenagers and young adults. The increase in 2025 was particularly pronounced among teenagers (aged 15-19), whose unemployment rate was roughly 20 percent, reflecting challenges in part-time and student employment. Unemployment among young adults aged 20-24 […]
Recent employment data for tariff-exposed industries like motor vehicle and parts manufacturing demonstrates the importance of CUSMA to Canadian businesses. Motor vehicle and parts manufacturing experienced a significant decline in employment since January 2025, with employment declining nearly 6 percent from January 2025 to March 2026. While it may not be realistic for Canada-US trade […]
by Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang In 2025, Canada’s labour market cooled as employment growth slowed, unemployment rose, and job vacancies declined from the unusually tight conditions seen after the pandemic. Trade tensions with the United States, slower immigration-driven labour force growth, and technological change contributed to increasingly uneven labour market outcomes across regions, sectors, […]
May 28, 2026 – Trade uncertainty, weak productivity growth and technological change, along with demographic shifts, are reshaping Canada’s labour market, increasing risks for trade-exposed jobs and our future economic growth, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “2025 Labour Market Review: Trade Uncertainty, Structural Pressures, and Policy Priorities for Canada,” […]
28 mai 2026 – L’incertitude commerciale, la faible croissance de la productivité et les changements technologiques, combinés aux transformations démographiques, redéfinissent le marché du travail canadien, accentuant les risques pour les emplois exposés aux échanges commerciaux et pour la croissance économique future du pays, selon un nouveau rapport de l’C.D. Howe Institute. Dans « 2025 […]
Youth unemployment in Canada is soaring, entry-level jobs demand years of experience, and many Gen Z graduates are wondering if AI will replace the careers they studied for. In this episode, economist and Wilfred Laurier professor Tammy Schirle breaks down what’s really happening in the job market — and why young Canadians are struggling more […]
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by Roger Pizarro Milian, David Zarifa, David Walters and Fatemeh Ameli This Commentary examines how bachelor’s degree outcomes vary across Ontario institutional types, focusing on graduates’ early-career earnings and participation in graduate and second-entry programs. Among bachelor’s degree graduates who enter the labour market directly, early-career earnings are broadly similar across institutional types. Graduates of medical […] 
Canada should adopt a dual-track child care system, with subsidized spaces for families in need, and an income-tested tax credit for those using alternate care. 
Canada’s business-sector labour productivity has risen only modestly since 2019 (+4.6 percent), but the aggregate masks large differences across industries. Utilities (-13.4 percent), construction (-8 percent), and manufacturing (-6 percent) remain below pre-pandemic levels, while agriculture, information and cultural industries, and real estate posted double-digit gains. For a deeper analysis of Canada’s productivity slowdown, […] 
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang To: Labour force observers Date: June 22, 2026 Re: A Difficult Start: Youth Unemployment and the Cost of Doing Nothing The June jobs report appeared to offer welcome news for young Canadians: Youth unemployment fell nearly a full percentage point in a single month. Unfortunately, a closer look reveals a more troubling reality. The decline was driven not […] 
Consistent with its historical sensitivity to economic conditions, youth labour market outcomes deteriorated markedly between 2022 and 2025, with divergence between teenagers and young adults. The increase in 2025 was particularly pronounced among teenagers (aged 15-19), whose unemployment rate was roughly 20 percent, reflecting challenges in part-time and student employment. Unemployment among young adults aged 20-24 […] 
Recent employment data for tariff-exposed industries like motor vehicle and parts manufacturing demonstrates the importance of CUSMA to Canadian businesses. Motor vehicle and parts manufacturing experienced a significant decline in employment since January 2025, with employment declining nearly 6 percent from January 2025 to March 2026. While it may not be realistic for Canada-US trade […] 
by Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang In 2025, Canada’s labour market cooled as employment growth slowed, unemployment rose, and job vacancies declined from the unusually tight conditions seen after the pandemic. Trade tensions with the United States, slower immigration-driven labour force growth, and technological change contributed to increasingly uneven labour market outcomes across regions, sectors, […] 
Youth unemployment in Canada is soaring, entry-level jobs demand years of experience, and many Gen Z graduates are wondering if AI will replace the careers they studied for. In this episode, economist and Wilfred Laurier professor Tammy Schirle breaks down what’s really happening in the job market — and why young Canadians are struggling more […]