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North America markets

Canada job market

Official market size and labour demand, compared with the active job listings JobLake currently observes across employers, agencies and portals.

JobLake coverage

127,693

deduplicated active jobs

Updated Aug 2026

Population

41,417,056

Period ending Apr 2026

Labour force

22,608,900

Period ending Jun 2026

Unemployed

1,469,200

Period ending Jun 2026

Unemployment rate

6.5%

Period ending Jun 2026

Calculated from sources

Vacancy rate

2.8%

Period ending Mar 2026

Available jobs

506,700

Period ending Mar 2026

Coverage snapshot

What JobLake sees now

Listings are deduplicated across sources. The observed-listing ratio compares today's JobLake catalog with the latest published available-jobs measure; it is directional because one available job can produce multiple advertisements, and some are never advertised online.

127,693

Active jobs

2,127

Added in 24h

94,825

Added in 7 days

31,758

Companies

64

Agencies

78

Job portals

43

Duplicates collapsed

25.2%

Listings / available jobs

89,682

With known salary

Jobs by industry

Where hiring is concentrated

Healthcare22,099 · 17.3%
Retail & e-commerce15,546 · 12.2%
Construction11,984 · 9.4%
Hospitality & tourism10,701 · 8.4%
Manufacturing9,977 · 7.8%
Banking & finance9,653 · 7.6%
Food & beverage8,371 · 6.6%
Transport & logistics7,896 · 6.2%
Other6,261 · 4.9%
Automotive3,181 · 2.5%

Main job posters

Companies

  1. 01Loblaw Companies Limited2,890
  2. 02Saskatchewan Health Authority2,054
  3. 03Fraser Health Authority2,028
  4. 04Starbucks1,890
  5. 05Winnipeg Regional Health Authority1,668
  6. 06Fraser Health1,430
  7. 07Scotiabank1,383
  8. 08Royal Bank of Canada1,326
  9. 09Canada Post1,296
  10. 10The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada)1,288

Recruitment market

Agencies

  1. 01Randstad Canada6,279
  2. 02Robert Half548
  3. 03Adecco Canada423
  4. 04Hays Canada258
  5. 05Fed Group (FED Finance/Supply/IT/Manutech)161
  6. 06Manpower107
  7. 07FED Finance90
  8. 08Russell Tobin59
  9. 09Impact Recruitment50
  10. 10DIANE EGAN LANGEVIN EMPLOI RECRUTEMENT ET ASSOCIÉS INC.34

Distribution

Job portals

  1. 01Job Bank44,756
  2. 02jobillico26,901
  3. 03LinkedIn159
  4. 04Indeed109
  5. 05beBee59
  6. 06Glassdoor18
  7. 07Recruit.net18
  8. 08Career Beacon14
  9. 09ClimateTechList14
  10. 10RBC Careers12

Sources and methodology

Trace every headline number

Population

Statistics Canada

Apr 2026 to Apr 2026 · Direct observation

preliminary

Labour force

Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey

Jun 2026 to Jun 2026 · Direct observation

seasonally adjusted

Unemployed

Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey

Jun 2026 to Jun 2026 · Direct observation

seasonally adjusted

Unemployment rate

Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey

Jun 2026 to Jun 2026 · Derived from official data

seasonally adjusted

Vacancy rate

Statistics Canada Job Vacancy and Wage Survey

Jan 2026 to Mar 2026 · Direct observation

Available jobs

Statistics Canada Job Vacancy and Wage Survey

Jan 2026 to Mar 2026 · Direct observation

Labour-market indicators update on their source's release schedule. JobLake catalog data refreshes hourly, and historical snapshots are retained so coverage can be measured over time.