Jobs are hard to come by in Canada right now, and the situation is even tougher for younger Canadians entering the workforce.

GATINEAU, QC, April 20, 2026 /CNW/ – The global economy is rapidly changing, and many Canadians are feeling the effects at home–including young people looking for jobs in a challenging job market.

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's job market made a surprise gain in October, reversing past declines, and its unemployment rate fell, data showed on Friday, a bright spot in a country that has suffered from ...

Investing.com -- Today, Statistics Canada reported a decline in employment by 33,000 jobs in March 2025, contradicting the expected gain of 10,000 jobs. The employment rate decreased by 0.2 percentage ...

The economy created 204,000 jobs in October, although labor force participation dropped to its lowest level in 35 years and unemployment ticked up to 7.3 percent. The labor market remained mediocre ...

OTTAWA—Canada’s job market has had a dismal start to the year, with employers shedding jobs two months running to buoy an unemployment rate that had been heading lower. A net 83,900 jobs were lost ...

Canada’s labour market paused in March, with employment barely budging and the unemployment rate stuck at 6.7%. Employment was little changed in March (up 14,000) and the employment rate held steady ...

OTTAWA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Canada's economy created a net 200 jobs in July, far fewer than analysts had expected, while labor force participation fell to a fresh 13-year low, the country's statistical ...

Canadian employers are drawing recent immigrants into jobs more quickly than in the past, but are still failing to fully use their skills, according to a report. Two Statistics Canada (StatCan) ...

Canada’s labor market surged past expectations with the biggest job gains since September, but a rising unemployment rate and slowing wage growth still point to easing inflation pressures ahead. The ...