Demand for employees with basic or advanced digital skills has been growing rapidly in Canada, but a swath of industries face shortages in meeting their needs
CANADA FACES A SERIOUS SHORTAGE IN DIGITAL AND STEM SKILLS
Canada faces a serious shortage in employees with digital and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills amid a tight labour market and rising demand for digital-oriented jobs.
To address this, Canada needs to increase its supply of people with digital skills by developing and attracting talent as well as investing in reskilling and upskilling its workforce, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.
