AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoJob Market & Hiring: Canada’s work-permit pathway is getting easier for Quebec skilled workers and spouses, and wait times for in-Canada work permit applications/extensions are dropping, while an AI report warns of a “two-track” job market where some roles benefit and others get squeezed. Corporate Restructuring: Bell is cutting nearly 700 jobs as part of ongoing organizational changes, and Air Canada customer service employees ratified a new 4-year agreement—both big signals for HR planning and workforce stability. Tech & Security Careers: Cybersecurity roles are being advertised broadly, and new reporting says hackers targeted payroll/HR employees using Microsoft Graph—raising the stakes for HR and IT teams. Workplace Policy: Canada is moving to restrict social media for kids under 16, and the federal government is also pushing privacy provisions for a yet-to-be-established digital regulator. Labour & Workplace Safety: Policing is still safer than decades past, but recent on-duty deaths keep attention on risk and training. Employment-Adjacent Business Moves: OpenText plans 400 jobs in Cork and Galway tied to agentic AI expansion, and Amazon raised security concerns about Anthropic’s advanced AI models.
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