Employee Wellness
Your staff is the key to your organization’s success. Make sure they are well taken care of using the most recent research on employee health.
Better Workplace Conference 2025
Virtual • March 18–20
The 28th annual Better Workplace Conference will address emerging workplace challenges, such as polarization and technology-induced burnout, and will explore how to meet the diverse needs and requirements of today’s workforce.
Labour Relations Outlook
Human Resources December 4, 2024
The Labour Relations Outlook explores themes in collective bargaining for 2025, including an overview of the Canadian economic landscape, insights into the current labour relations climate, and projected wage increases for unionized workers.
Online experience • 8-min read
HR Metrics
Human Resources November 25, 2024
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.
Online experience • 8-min read
Human Resources Spotlight Series
Human Resources October 22, 2024
This series explores trending topics in human resources (HR) using two methods: spotlight reports and case studies. The spotlight reports are short, easily digestible pieces that examine best practices in the HR space.
Online experience • 8-min read
SES in the Workplace: Insights From Canadian Employers
Education & Skills June 13, 2024
We asked employers about the kinds of SES they want in new hires, how they assess SES during hiring, and the challenges they face when recruiting for and evaluating these skills.
Issue briefing • 13-min read
Partner: Future Skills Centre
Employers’ Insights on Social and Emotional Skills
Education & Skills June 13, 2024
Social and emotional skills (SES)—also called soft, human, or people skills—are increasingly important for the future of work. What types of SES are employers looking for? How do they assess these skills? What challenges are employers facing recruiting employees with strong SES?
Summary for executives • 3-min read
Partner: Future Skills Centre
HR Metrics Benchmarking: Exploring How HR Professionals Are Using AI
Human Resources 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
Benefits Benchmarking: Refine Your Benefits Plans to Support Your Employees
Human Resources December 13, 2023
The Conference Board of Canada’s Benefits Benchmarking project provides timely insights into organizations’ benefits plans, offerings, and strategies so you can compare your efforts against those in your region and/or industry.
Online experience • 8-min read
Empowering Indigenous Youth in Care as They Transition to Adulthood
Indigenous & Northern Communities September 26, 2023
In 2019, new federal legislation, An Act respecting Métis First Nations, Inuit, and children, youth and families prioritized Indigenous jurisdiction over Indigenous children in care. The 2019 Act commits to reform child and family services for Indigenous children by focusing on prevention, early intervention, and protection. It also affirms Indigenous jurisdiction over cultural continuity, kin care, and decision-making about children in care.
Online experience • 8-min read
Empowering Indigenous Youth in Care as They Transition to Adulthood
Indigenous & Northern Communities September 19, 2023
Young Indigenous people leaving the child welfare system have important skills and experience. But they’re underemployed and earn less than they would if their talents were fully utilized. On average, a First Nations person who grew up in care on reserve will, over their lifetime, earn $1.2 million less than a non-Indigenous person from the general population who didn’t grow up in care.
Online experience • 8-min read
Demographic Analysis of the P&C Insurance Industry in Canada: HR Professionals
Canadian Economics July 12, 2023
A slowdown is still on the horizon for an economy that has shown remarkable resilience to last year’s hike in borrowing costs. Price growth—what central banks around the world have tried to constrain—has shown only stubborn response so far to policy measures.
Impact paper • 60-min read
Demographic Analysis of the P&C Insurance Industry in Canada: Career Perspectives of Employees
Canadian Economics July 12, 2023
The Canadian labour market has experienced significant challenges since the last survey in 2017, with none more consequential than the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to unparalleled economic disruptions.
Impact paper • 55-min read
Approaches for Skills Inclusion in Inuit Nunangat
Indigenous & Northern Communities June 20, 2023
This toolkit will help employers with recruitment and retention in Inuit Nunangat through meaningful inclusion practices, policies that accommodate traditional practices and community responsibilities, and clear career paths.
Online experience • 30-min read
Partner: Future Skills Centre
