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Safety and mental health programs work best as one system
A Canadian safety article argues employers should fold psychological health into occupational safety using human and organizational performance principles.
Employers say resumés and real skills often do not match
A Canadian poll finds 82% of hiring managers see resumé claims that do not match skills, and 84% say AI makes embellishing too easy.
Career growth is now a retention tool, not a perk
A ManpowerGroup Canada leader says employees who see a path to grow stay longer, and that hiring alone cannot close skill gaps.
Psychosocial hazard controls need root causes, not wellness events
A Talent Canada piece sets out an eight-step method for building psychosocial hazard controls that cut harm instead of adding one-off wellness activity.
Indigenous hiring fails on retention when workplaces stay unchanged
A Talent Canada opinion piece argues Canada's labour gap is a design problem, and that Indigenous retention depends on employer readiness and upstream...
Change efforts stall when nobody checks if teams can absorb them
A Talent Canada opinion piece argues that early resistance to change usually signals a readiness gap, not a messaging problem. Here is what hiring managers...
Psychological safety is built on daily behaviours, not policies
A Talent Canada piece argues psychological health and safety programs work when employers define and measure specific daily behaviours, not just policies.
Ottawa's 4-day office order resets the bar for Canadian employers
The federal government will require 4 office days a week from July. Private employers hiring in Canada should expect the move to shape candidate expectations.
Spotting trouble early is a hiring skill for people leaders
A Talent Canada piece says noticing strain before it becomes a crisis is a learnable skill. Here is how to screen for it when you hire team leads.
Canadian workers use more AI, trust themselves less, and stay put
ManpowerGroup's 2026 survey finds Canadians using AI more while confidence slips, training lags and most plan to stay with their current employer.
A nine-question pulse check that aims to predict workforce capacity
A proposed Human Potential Index scores ability, access and engagement in nine questions. It is unvalidated, but cheap to pilot alongside your existing survey.
Turnover costs now top $30,000 a hire, and wages are set to rise
A new Canadian survey puts the average cost of turnover at $30,680 and finds hiring managers expecting more of it in 2026, especially at larger employers.
Alberta ends hybrid work for public servants, and workers push back
Alberta's public service is back in the office full-time, and 725 grievances show how return-to-office orders can strain trust with employees.
Threats against inspectors are a hiring risk for every employer
A senior CFIA official describes threats and vandalism around the B.C. ostrich cull. Employers with staff doing contested work should check their safety plans.
Lululemon swaps 100 part-time care roles for a full-time model
Lululemon is cutting 100 part-time customer care jobs and moving to full-time staff, a shift worth watching for any employer running a service team.
Driver misclassification is now a hiring cost problem in trucking
New Brunswick carriers say Ottawa's Driver Inc. crackdown is welcome but too thin, and compliant fleets are still being undercut on rates and drivers.
Federal job cuts put thousands of skilled workers on the market
Almost 10,000 federal public servants have been warned their jobs may be cut, which could widen the pool of experienced candidates across Canada.
New global guidance puts climate risk on the workplace safety agenda
A new international specification asks employers to treat heat, flooding and pollution as occupational health and safety risks, and to plan for them.
Pre-termination job offers can still count against a dismissed employee
A Manitoba appeal court found that an engineer who refused a job offer made before his dismissal failed to mitigate. Employers should still renew such offers.
Flatter teams mean managers carry more relationships than ever
Researchers say cutting middle management piles relationship work onto the leaders who remain. Here is what that means for how you hire and train them.
CHROs now sit closer to the CEO, and flexibility is on their agenda
A survey of 260 Canadian CHROs finds they work more closely with the C-suite and see flexible work as key to keeping talent.
Cautious job seekers want more pay and expect a hard search
A Canadian survey finds 72 per cent of job seekers expect a tough search, yet most are only browsing, and pay gaps are pushing employed workers to look.
Keeping women in the skilled trades is a retention problem
New Canadian research says women leave the trades because of isolation and hostile sites, and that informal online groups are helping some stay.
Telus buyouts show self-serve shift is reshaping service jobs
Telus is offering buyouts to nearly 700 more workers as it moves customer service to self-serve. Here is what that means for employers hiring in Canada.
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- Canada's Elite Women create new paths in HR and leadershipGet to know the female leaders expanding HR's influence beyond traditional people functionsOct 22, 2026
- Canadian employers are buying workplace tech faster than training staffA new Ricoh study of 2,000 workers across Canada and the U.S. exposes a workplace technology training gap — and HR is positioned to close itOct 22, 2026
- Ontario workforce tariffs drive $8.7B federal-provincial responseOttawa and Ontario’s $8.7B package targeting steel, auto and critical minerals jobs reframes HR planning across the provinceOct 22, 2026
- What do men want at work to improve their mental health?Men report discomfort in speaking up about mental health challenges due to workplace cultureOct 22, 2026
- How is AI disrupting leadership roles?New report finds AI is shifting leadership numbers and how leaders' work gets doneOct 21, 2026
- Major HR system goes offline as critical cyber flaw drives wave of global shutdownsThe HR platform has taken its systems down across three regions, interrupting payroll, as governments and companies rushed to patch a critical flaw in software that runs much of the webOct 21, 2026
- Employees running for political office: what employers must knowWhen an employee advises an employer that they intend to seek elected office, employers should first identify the legal framework that appliesOct 21, 2026
- Medcan's VIP Lounge puts connection and wellbeing on the agenda at HRFest CanadaFrom step challenges to preventative care, Medcan's Kiran Palikuca reflects on the changing role of workplace wellnessOct 21, 2026
- Stelco layoffs: why nobody can say for sure who is legally rightStelco just had its strongest quarter since its takeover, but layoffs are proceeding. The feds say it’s a breach, but the takeover terms and employment standards obligations are different, says a lawyerOct 21, 2026
- Trump drops Bombardier U.S. sales ban threat: reportReversal eases uncertainty for Canada’s aerospace workforce, but steep U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods remain in forceOct 21, 2026
- Celebrating Canada’s HR Champions: Canadian HR Awards 2026Honouring the leaders, teams, and organizations shaping Canada’s HR landscapeOct 21, 2026
- Alberta referendum reaction shifts to immigration and lingering riskEmployers, economists and political leaders weigh what comes next as unofficial results show voters rejecting separation from CanadaOct 21, 2026
- Business optimism holds steady in 2026 as hiring plans stay softIs AI uptake slowing down in Canada?Oct 21, 2026
- How are employees responding to changes at work?Two-thirds of change leaders say staff quit because of their latest initiative, Deloitte findsOct 21, 2026
- Do difficult personalities end up in HR? What the research showsOrganisational psychologist Patrick Dunlop says low honesty-humility, not job title, is the warning sign for leaders and people teamsOct 21, 2026
- When ‘prove it’ meets ‘why not?’: The Gen X and millennial HR equationThe generations filling senior HR roles have differing approaches and perspectives that can fit well togetherOct 20, 2026
- Global mobility’s compliance blind spots are costing organizationsAs cross-border work normalizes, employers face a mounting immigration, tax, and reputational exposure without adequate governance in placeOct 20, 2026
- AI labs are giving everyone the same title. Does seniority still matter?AI labs are embracing the title 'member of technical staff', raising questions about pay, recognition and how employers signal seniorityOct 20, 2026
- One pay plan won’t cover both sides of the border in 2027Canadian wages trail prices by a wider gap than in the US. Lightcast and Randstad data show why 2027 pay plans will divergeOct 20, 2026
- A lifetime achiever and an emerging leader on what HR must proveTwo 2026 Canadian HR Award winners, decades apart in experience, discuss what HR leadership must demonstrate to matterOct 20, 2026
- Alberta referendum brings hiring certaintyVoters reject separation path, while early tallies show majority support for limiting newcomers’ access to jobs and public servicesOct 20, 2026
- Apply now: Ottawa sets $258.6M for industry training to address labour shortagesInvestments will 'create good, well-paying jobs and give the next generation a path to a secure and prosperous future’Oct 20, 2026
- Unifor gets strike mandate over Stellantis Brampton plant dispute‘We will bring back production to Brampton’Oct 20, 2026
- HRD Canada’s Elite Women 2026 revealedThese exceptional women made a measurable mark on the HR profession over the past yearOct 20, 2026
- Canada's Top Women in the HR Industry | Elite WomenHRD Canada’s Elite Women of 2026 show how the top performers are expanding what HR leadership meansOct 20, 2026
- Establish 'AI Central Bank' to align value with risk at work, employers urged'AI Central Bank' promotes safety on tech use through universal governanceOct 19, 2026
- Should HR be involved in managing workforce identity risks?New report finds 'ownership muddle' in managing workforce identity securityOct 19, 2026
- PepsiCo beats worker's reprisal claim despite paid leave and firingHuman rights tribunal sides with Pepsico over paid leave, firing disputeOct 19, 2026
- Rogue AI agents are targeting Canada. Now HR owns the accountabilityRogue AI agents probed a federal archive and are hacking companies. HR leaders face a governance, liability, and trust reckoningOct 19, 2026
- How to help employees love their jobs even if they don't yetNot everyone will love their job from day one. Here's how employers can help them find more meaning in the work they doOct 19, 2026
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