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The following are excellent resources to help you understand future trends, key issues and job prospects of your targeted occupations and industry sectors.
Job Market Trends
Understanding job trends or labour market of your occupation and industry is crucial. Labour market information (LMI) provides job seekers facts such as employment rates, skills in-demand, industry growth, average wages, working conditions and employment standards. Researching labour market information of your career option can help you make informed decisions and thus improve your odds of finding jobs. LMI answers questions like:
- What is the current job market situation of a given occupation?
- What is the average wage and employment rate for a given occupation?
- What are the career prospects in a given industry?
- How is the overall economic health of a given industry?
- Which occupations are in high demand in a given industry?
Employment Reports
- McGill CaPS - Destination Survey Results
Recent McGill graduates' job activities. - Québec: Relance Survey of University Graduates
Employment status of graduates from Quebec. Look for the link "Relance Survey of University Graduates". - Ontario: Graduate Survey
Employment rate of graduates from Ontario. - Canada: OpportuNext
Quick way to explore career paths. - Canada: Job Market Trends and News
Significant events and news that affect the supply and demand of the labour force across Canada. - Canada: Labour Force Survey (Visual)
Resources for latest labour market activities and characteristics of the employed or unemployed from Statistics Canada. - USA - NACE Destination Survey
National survey focused on outcomes of new college graduates.
Researching Occupations
Researching occupations gives you answers to questions like:
- What is the current job market situations?
- What are the job prospects, by occupation, for the next several years?
- What is the average wage and employment rate for a given occupation?
- What skills should be highlighted in a resume or interview?
Find job outlook by occupation & education program
These tools provide job outlook by occupation or jobs in demand.
Researching Industries
Researching industries gives you answers to questions like:
- What are the career prospects in a given industry?
- How is the industry's overall economic health?
- What are the key issues and future trends for a given industry?
- Which occupations are in high demand in a given industry?
Find career prospects by industry and trends
These tools provide an overview of industry sectors and employment trends.
- Montreal - Industry Sectors
Industry profiles of key industry sectors in Greater Montreal region - Information, Life sciences, Aerospace, Clean Technologies, Transportation, Nanotechnology, Film and Television, Energy, Finance, AI, and more. - Quebec - Industry Sectors
Industry profiles of key industry sectors in Quebec City - Electronics, Food and Nutrition, Video Games, Financial Services, etc. - Canada - Industry Sectors
Specific reports by industrial categories - Consumer products, Manufacturing, Service industries and Technologies. - Canada - Industries
Industry sector reports - Agribusiness, Technology, Life Sciences, etc.
- Canada & USA - IBISWorld Industry Information (VPN is required for off-campus access)
Collection of Canada and U.S. industry market research and industry risk ratings.
Top Employers
Find out who are the top employers in Canada:
- Top Employers by Degree
Find the best employers for recent graduates by degree and field of study. - Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D Spender List
Find out top research and development companies in Canada. - For more top employers:
Canada's Top Employers for Young People
Canada's Top 100 Employers
Past publications from Canada's Top Employers
Great Places to Work in Canada
Future Employment
Resources about future employment and skills:
- Employment in 2030 - The Future of Skills
A research project predicting the future of work and skills in the US & UK. - Canadian Occupational Projection System
Searchable summaries of both occupation and industry projections. - LinkedIn - Who is hiring?
Jobs and skills data from LinkedIn's Economic Graph. Searchable by both country and industry.