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Create a Teamwide, Data-driven Culture

Plan

Executives, VPs, and directors leverage economic and HR data to understand the broader economic environment and workplace trends and their potential impact on their organization.

Key Recurring Reports

Benefits Benchmarking
Human Resources Metrics Benchmarking
Canadian, Provincial, and Major City Economic Outlooks and Insights
Compensation Planning Outlook
Higher Education Trends
Labour Relations Outlook
Long-term Canadian, Provincial, and U.S. Outlooks
Skill Trends
World Outlooks

Align

Specialists and analysts deploy indices and outlooks in their day-to-day work to validate the execution of a plan, adjust resource allocation, and inform their recommendations as they move strategies forward.

Key Recurring Reports

Benefits Benchmarking
Business and Consumer Confidence Indices
Canadian Hiring Index
Canadian Industry Lens Outlooks
Human Resources Spotlight Series

Implement

Managers use forecasts, research, and indices to implement initiatives and validate the path forward in support of long-term goals.

Key Recurring Reports

Benefits Benchmarking
Business and Consumer Confidence Indices
Canadian Hiring Index
Human Resources Metrics Benchmarking
Canadian, Provincial, and Major City Economic Outlooks and Insights
Human Resources Spotlight Series

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How inFact Helps

inFact research and insights can help your organization in many ways …

View forecasts for Canada, its provinces, territories, and major cities, so you have a clear picture of the state of the economy and what lies ahead.
Support analysis, validate strategic decisions, and help make recommendations on policy and/or business decisions.
Forecast your business’s revenues more accurately to maximize profitability.
Understand the economic risks that may impact your organization.
Identify and benefit from market trends across major Canadian industries.

Benchmark and evaluate post-secondary program success against national student statistics.
Create strategies for program development that are responsive to the changing labour market.
Access executive guidance through consistent, up-to-date, cutting-edge research to help you make informed decisions.
Create sustainable strategies for your post-secondary institutions.

Benchmark your HR policies with timely Canadian metrics to see where you excel and where you can grow.
Ensure your salaries are comparable to those at other Canadian organizations using our salary and incentive plan metrics, which are segmented by employee group, sector, and region.
Prepare for bargaining, understand top priorities, and build stronger union relations.
Understand leading practices and trends in employee health and wellness benefits.
Gain insights into industry, sector, and regional hiring trends with historical and real-time data.

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With access to nine economic forecast categories, including Canadian, provincial, and industry outlooks, you get a uniquely Canadian perspective on the socio-economic trends impacting your work today. Have key intelligence at your fingertips so you can act on critical opportunities with confidence.

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This subscription provides leaders at post-secondary institutions (PSIs) with research and data on the Canadian labour market and the national student population to help them develop programs that address labour-market needs and better understand how their institutions can provide economic and societal benefits.

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Access our premium HR content, giving you a bird’s-eye view of factors impacting the HR landscape today, including workplace wellness, total rewards, labour relations, and more. This subscription will help you benchmark your efforts against other Canadian organizations to maintain a competitive edge when attracting and retaining talent. Prepare your organization for the workforce of today and tomorrow.

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