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.
Employee Perspectives on Turnover Intentions
Human Resources June 19, 2025
Less than half of employees are committed to staying with their current employers in the coming year and a third of Canadian workers intend to look for a new job. That means, if a better job opportunity were to present itself, most employees are ready to take it. With the cost of voluntary turnover in Canada estimated to be $30,674 per worker, the total cost to Canadian employers is millions of dollars a year.
Issue briefing • 9-min read
Labour Relations Outlook
Human Resources May 21, 2025
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
Human Resources Spotlight Series
Human Resources May 6, 2025
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
HR Metrics
Human Resources May 1, 2025
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
Tackling Workplace Loneliness and Isolation Through Leadership and Choice
March 19, 2025
To gain further insight into these issues, the Conference Board conducted a national survey from August 22 to September 11, 2024, to understand the impact of remote work on experiences of loneliness and isolation. Our findings present a clearer picture of how work model choices affect employee well-being and mental health.
Data briefing • 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
