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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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- Apple adds iPhone component, materials makers to its US supplier networkThe company added titanium supplier Perryman and expanded its partnership with filmmaker Qnity Electronics as part of a $600 billion commitment to U.S. manufacturing.Oct 21, 2026
- Lawsuit accuses Essity, Edgewell, J&J of violating PFAS ban in CaliforniaHundreds of Los Angeles County residents alleged the companies of manufacturing and selling Carefree pantyliners intentionally made with PFOA despite a legislation ban that began in January 2025.Oct 20, 2026
- Cleveland-Cliffs posts ‘strongest’ quarter in three years: CFOThe steelmaker is also postponing a blast furnace relining at Burns Harbor, Indiana, by one year amid a positive market backdrop supported by automotive demand and tariffs.Oct 20, 2026
- US semiconductor supply chain relies on vulnerable, hidden inputs: SIATo guard against disruptions, the Semiconductor Industry Association called for closer government-industry collaboration to address targets for onshoring and stockpiling.Oct 19, 2026
- MIT’s TechAMP finds early success after first year, could expandTechnicians are reaping the early benefits of learning to communicate between the shop floor, engineering and management through the institute’s Technologist Advanced Manufacturing Program.Oct 19, 2026
- How AI, digital twins and real-time simulation are accelerating manufacturing innovationSee how AI, digital twins and real-time simulation are transforming manufacturing.Oct 19, 2026
- From Auburn Hills to Luxembourg: Christian Lopez’s Co-op experienceFour countries. Nine months. One Co-op experience with global reach and real responsibility.Oct 19, 2026
- Avio’s plan to meet the US’ solid rocket motors demandCEO James Syring discusses how the Italy-based defense entity’s U.S. subsidiary aims to address the Pentagon’s call for more weapons systems and the workforce needed to make them.Oct 16, 2026
- Alcoa plans to sell part of its Massena East site for $315MThe aluminum producer is also on track to complete its multibillion-dollar acquisition of South32’s assets in Australia, Brazil and South Africa.Oct 16, 2026
- Manufacturing tech orders hit 3rd-highest monthly total: AMTAdditionally, Caterpillar, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others announced workforce and facility investments this week.Oct 16, 2026
- Campbell’s funds new advanced manufacturing training program in MilwaukeeThe soup maker invested $500,000 toward developing a 15-week curriculum with nonprofit Per Scholas and backing the inaugural cohort of 25 trainees when the initiative begins in 2027.Oct 15, 2026
- Applied Materials opens $5B semiconductor innovation centerThe EPIC Center is the world’s largest semiconductor equipment and process technology research and development facility, the company said. The facility will be located in Sunnyvale, California.Oct 15, 2026
- Nestlé to spend additional $1B on manufacturing operations in MexicoThe pledge builds on the Nescafé maker’s $1 billion investment it announced in 2025 that included expanding its Maggi factory production and increasing its Veracruz facility’s output.Oct 15, 2026
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