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Canadian hiring cools for Q3, but most employers are holding steady
ManpowerGroup's Q3 survey shows Canadian hiring intentions falling, with 47 per cent of employers holding headcount and 29 per cent planning to add staff.
Completion rates do not prove your compliance training works
Near-perfect training completion can hide weak results. Talent Canada's look at compliance theatre shows what Ontario employers should measure instead.
Canadian employers are holding benefits steady while cutting costs
New survey data shows Canadian employers want benefits cost control but are not cutting coverage, which matters when you compete for hires.
Enterprise risk management is a hiring decision, not just a policy
A Talent Canada guide to enterprise risk management shows why leadership teams need people who can own risk across finance, operations, legal and technology.
Burnout starts with small choices, and employers shape them
A Talent Canada piece frames burnout prevention as awareness, accountability and small actions, and says employers own part of the load.
Slower immigration and more retirements mean a smaller Canadian workforce
With population growth flat and 25,500 workers retiring each month, Canadian employers should plan for a tighter labour pool and weaker headline growth.
Your top performers may be struggling while the output stays high
Strong results can hide distress. Early, low-stigma check-ins with high performers protect key people before a sudden drop in output, absence or exit.
Canada's job market is uneven, and hiring plans should reflect it
A C.D. Howe report finds trade risk, weak productivity and demographic shifts are splitting Canada's labour market by region, sector and age group.
Brazil moves to a 40-hour week, and Canadian employers with LatAm teams should plan
Brazil's lower house voted for a 40-hour, five-day week with no pay cut. The Senate has yet to act, but employers with Latin American staff should prepare now.
Resilience can be taught, and employers can build it into daily work
A Talent Canada piece argues resilience is a learnable set of daily habits, not a trait. Here is what that means for how you hire and support your teams.
Food insecurity among working Canadians is now a workplace issue
A National Payroll Institute survey finds one in four employed Canadians struggle to afford basics, and unstable hours make it worse.
Federal probe asks what counts as paid work for cabin crew
A union says airline wage audits use too narrow a definition of work. The dispute could shape how employers count hours and pay under the Canada Labour Code.
Burnout is costing Canadian employers up to $28,500 a head
New Canadian data puts burnout at nearly 39 per cent of employees, and the cost of pushing through shows up in output well before attendance drops.
Ottawa weighs express entry points for high-wage job offers
Ottawa is consulting on express entry changes that would reward high-wage job offers and merge three streams into one. Here is what employers should watch.
First Canadian gig-worker contract sets a new bar for platform labour
About 1,000 Uber drivers in Greater Victoria now have a four-year collective agreement. Here is what it signals for employers who rely on flexible workers.
Frontline workers are holding shifts together, and many are thinking of leaving
New Dayforce research says 71 per cent of frontline workers and managers have considered quitting over shift-level problems that leaders may not see.
Hiring for today's job description leaves teams brittle tomorrow
A Talent Canada column says employers that hire only to the current job description fall behind when roles change. Here is what to adjust in your hiring.
Without a written IP clause, your employee may own what they build
An Ontario appeal decision shows an employer can lose copyright in software a hire built on the side, when no contract addressed ownership or outside work.
Management style is now a hiring variable, not just a culture note
New BrightHR research maps four management styles and regional differences across Canada. Here is what it means for how you hire and keep managers.
Entry-level hiring is narrowing, and employers carry the risk
A new Canadian survey shows the first rung of the career ladder is getting harder to reach, and employers who stop hiring juniors may pay for it later.
Burnout shows up in rework and slow decisions before resignations
A Talent Canada column argues well-being is an operating issue. Here is what hiring managers can take from it, and what to check on their own teams first.
Bank of Canada sees AI reshaping jobs, not erasing them yet
A Bank of Canada deputy governor says AI has not caused widespread job losses, but entry-level roles and AI skills are where employers should look first.
Frustrated and burned out are different problems for managers
Talent Canada says workers who say they are burned out may only be frustrated, and the fix for each is different. Hiring managers can spot the signs early.
Training starts at the offer stage, not on day one of onboarding
An opinion piece in Talent Canada argues that learning begins in recruitment and that manager education and follow-through matter more than course completion.
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- SEC enforcement actions sink 57% below 8-year average: Brattle GroupStaff reductions at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the record-long government shutdown slowed enforcement last year, the Brattle Group said.Oct 21, 2026
- Spreedly names Team Cymru alum CFODarren Bounds will step in as CFO as the payments company targets expansion and strives for an established place in AI-supported commerce.Oct 21, 2026
- Global IPO proceeds surge despite drop in listingsLarge offerings drove fundraising higher in the first nine months of the year, as the number of companies going public declined.Oct 21, 2026
- Multi-rail payments adoption pace irks advocatesAs payments revenue has soared, some companies have yet to realize the full potential of multi-rail systems, experts said at a conference Monday.Oct 20, 2026
- Flex files motion to dismiss trade secret suit against ex-CFO candidateThe payment company filed a motion to dismiss a pending suit alleging a former CFO candidate had misappropriated proprietary information and shared it with a competitor.Oct 20, 2026
- Why AI agents go rogue - and what it means for CFOsIncidents disclosed by OpenAI and Anthropic expose how AI models can behave in unintended ways, creating new challenges for finance chiefs.Oct 20, 2026
- AICPA, assurance firm team up to certify AI agentsRecent AI misfires have raised serious questions about the technology’s use in critical business operations, the organizations said.Oct 19, 2026
- Mattel grants incoming CFO $1.4M sign-on bonusThe toymaker named a new CFO about a month after its CEO shakeup, coming as it fields growing calls to explore a potential sale amid stagnating growth.Oct 19, 2026
- Midterm tax impacts: What CFOs should watchThe midterm elections could materially influence corporate tax policy, CPA and tax expert Dane Ware writes.Oct 19, 2026
- Payouts, talent and trust: What CFOs need to get rightSee what 450 independent earners expect from payouts—and what those expectations mean for CFOs.Oct 19, 2026
- Dark Matter Tech appoints new CFO in leadership shuffleThe mortgage tech provider named a new CFO, CTO and general counsel, after its freshly minted CEO increased the company’s AI focus.Oct 16, 2026
- How 10 years at storied Cleveland Foundation changed its CFO - and OhioThe non-profit’s long-time CFO Rosanne Potter has put her corporate finance and treasury skills to use to help create community value, she said.Oct 16, 2026
- Super Micro’s CFO is out after change was slow-walkedThe AI server maker has replaced CFO David Weigand with Western Digital alum Mark Long, nearly two years after an advisory committee called for Weigand’s ouster.Oct 16, 2026
- Numeral nailed down metrics, then raised $100MHudson Bova is building the financial foundation for the self-styled “world’s most boring AI company.”Oct 15, 2026
- Intuit deal signals bet on AI demand in revenue managementThe plan to acquire revenue management platform Sequence comes as businesses increasingly contend with complex pricing and billing models.Oct 15, 2026
- Producer prices surge at fastest pace since 2022, adding pressure on FedSoaring energy costs accounted for much of the leap in producer prices, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Oct 15, 2026
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