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The COVID-19 pandemic is fuelling trends that could have far-reaching effects on the Canadian labour market, including existential changes that might see the end of workaholism and the adoption of a three-day work week, according to a new report from a Toronto-based think-tank.
“The value placed on professional aspirations and our relationship to work is shifting, and individuals may be happier with less hours of work, less income and new work norms,” states the report, titled Yesterday’s Gone, from the Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Ryerson University.
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COVID-19 is fundamentally reshaping the way we work, creating potential for major changes to employment over the next decade that could spur new types of skills, technology and jobs, according to a new study by the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship at Ryerson University.
Trends like increasing automation could create new job opportunities for both low-skilled and high-skilled workers. The popularity of remote work may revive the prospects of small town Canada. At the same time, the stresses of life under lockdown could reignite support for broad social policies that tackle inequality and improve work-life balance, the researchers said.
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How will we work in 2030? Which skills, tools, innovations and ideas could change our lives? A new report from the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship (BII+E) explores the biggest social, political, economic, environmental and technological trends driving Canada s labour market in the decade ahead.
TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2021 /CNW/ - Shifting global power dynamics, the shecession, and the rapid adoption of remote work: Canada s economy is reeling from a host of changes that have been accelerated, disrupted, or created by COVID-19.
Yesterday s Gone: Exploring possible futures of Canada s labour market in a post-COVID world, a new report from the Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (BII+E) at Ryerson University, sets out to understand the breadth of potential changes ahead so that we can better prepare workers and employers for the future of Canada s labour market.
As Canadians continue to adjust their lives during this pandemic, one study suggests that working from home could become a permanent thing, causing a possible decline in urban living and an “unprecedented population growth” in the country’s rural areas.”