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Human Resources Metrics Benchmarking
Quarterly Human Resources Metrics
By Human Resources Team • Updated June 17, 2024
Track your HR team’s efforts and programs with quarterly Canadian benchmarking data.
Make informed decisions when building and revising your human resources programs by benchmarking your HR metrics against other Canadian organizations. Stay up-to-date on current HR trends and see how you can adapt to ensure that you remain competitive in today’s labour market.
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Quarterly
Updated quarterly, our reports deliver fresh and timely HR benchmarking data for four key metrics, broken down by employee group, industry, and sector:
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Turnover rates for unionized and non-unionized employees
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Retirement rates
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Absenteeism rates
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Job vacancy rates
In addition, each quarterly survey also contains a Trends in Human Resources section designed to capture insights on new and interesting themes in the HR space that may not require quarterly benchmarks. Recent topics include:
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Employee engagement metrics
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Flexible work arrangements
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Strategic succession planning
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Rewards and recognition programs
Annually
Annually, in the first survey of each year, we will capture metrics on:
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Average retirement age
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Retirement eligibility in the next 12 months and two to five years
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Attraction, retention, and recruitment efforts
Recent Research
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Year in Review
June 17, 2024
As one of The Conference Board of Canada’s flagship reports, HR Metrics Benchmarking has been produced regularly since 2006. In 2023, the Conference Board decided it was time to refresh the HR Metrics Benchmarking survey and its related outputs. The survey, previously conducted annually or biennially, is now conducted quarterly to ensure consistent gathering and reporting of fresh and timely HR benchmarking data.
Impact paper • 9-min read
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Exploring How HR Professionals Are Using AI
May 29, 2024
This research provides benchmark data for key areas in human resources (HR) that will allow organizations to compare their own position with other employers in their sector or industry. In addition, the Trends in human resources section explores a new and emerging topic: Using artificial intelligence (AI) to support human resources management.
Data briefing • 20-min read
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Employee Rewards and Recognition Programs
January 18, 2024
This research provides benchmark data for key areas in human resources that will allow organizations to compare their own position with other employers in their sector or industry. In addition, the section on trends in human resources explores organizations’ employee rewards and recognitions programs, which are a vital component of the employee experience, and a key contributor to employee retention and job satisfaction.
Data briefing • 15-min read
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The Strategic Importance of Succession Planning
December 7, 2023
A new quarterly survey, which was open from July 17 to August 18, 2023, was sent to HR professionals in Canadian organizations operating in a variety of regions, sectors, and industries. A total of 182 organizations participated in the survey. This briefing summarizes organizational data for unionized and non-unionized employees for the second quarter of 2023 (April to June) on four recurring topics of interest.
Issue briefing • 30-min read
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Trends in Engagement and Evolving Work Practices
August 8, 2023
Is the rate of turnover for non-unionized employees higher or lower than for unionized employees? Which industries should be most concerned about mass retirements in the next five years? How often are employees absent from work, on average? Which flexible work practices do most employers offer?
Issue briefing • 34-min read
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