EMERGENT EMPLOYMENT: - CANADIAN FINDINGS ON - THE FUTURE OF WORK

EMERGENT EMPLOYMENT: CANADIAN FINDINGS ON THE FUTURE OF WORK Research by The Information and Communications Technology Council This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Sectoral Initiatives Program. [...] research, practical policy advice, and creative This report investigates these two phenomena capacity-building programs, ICTC fosters globally and their roles in the future of work (particularly in competitive Canadian industries enabled by the Canadian context) using a review of existing innovative and diverse digital talent. [...] In partnership data and literature, web scraping of job postings, with an expansive network of industry leaders, interviews with 19 subject matter experts, and a academic partners, and policy makers from across survey of 1507 individuals—two-thirds of whom Canada, ICTC has empowered a robust and were remote or gig workers. [...] methods outline key characteristics and challenges of evolving forms of work in Canada, how they have To cite this report: been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, and what might be expected for gig and remote work Leblanc, S., Mary, E., O’Neill, K., Quan, T. [...] The opinions and interpretations in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada.