Employers Struggling to Fill Critical Roles Across Sectors
Grounded Insight. Informed Action. A Stronger Workforce.
Canada’s manufacturing employers are navigating a period of cautious stability—balancing optimism with ongoing challenges. EMC’s Workforce Pulse, in partnership with the Future Skills Centre and 13 other national organizations, gathered insights from over 2,145 employers, including 816 in manufacturing, to capture what’s really happening in today’s labour market.
Highlights:
- Labour shortages were structural and widespread, with skilled trades, technical, supervisory, and frontline positions in highest demand.
- Tariff-exposed sectors such as manufacturing, construction, and transportation reported the sharpest disruption, while less exposed industries faced ongoing but different workforce challenges.
- Despite pressures, stability prevails — fewer than 10% of employers anticipated reducing staff in the Fall 2025, while most expected to maintain or grow their workforce.
To read the complete report on all sectors, visit www.workforcepulse.ca
To review full manufacturing report, visit here.
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