The Diversity Institute published the Rising Concerns About the Impact of New Technologies on Employment Report, which was prepared using research and analysis conducted by Hubert Cadieux and Alexandre Boullion, graduate students in the Department of Political Science at Université Laval. The report is based on data from the Survey on Employment and Skills, which is conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, in partnership with the Future Skills Centre and the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University.

There are growing concerns about the impact of technology in the workplace. According to the report, 42% of Canadian workers are worried about losing their jobs in the coming years as they perceive their work will soon be done by computers or robots – this figure represents a 27% increase over two years. The proportion of employed Canadians who agree that their workplace has been too slow to adapt to the opportunities offered by new information or computer technologies has increased from 39% to 47% since 2023. The report advises that policymakers and employers can address these concerns through better training and guidance.

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