“Last year, the conversation was about survival. This year, it’s about endurance.” That line from Anamika Gadia, Partner and National Leader of Industrial Markets at KPMG Canada, captures exactly where … Read More
The number that should be sitting on every manufacturing operations leader’s desk right now isn’t the PMI reading or the order backlog. It’s this: 20% of US manufacturing plants failed … Read More
For most of the past decade, North American industrial employers operated with a reasonably predictable assumption: when domestic labour supply fell short, international recruitment was a viable pressure valve. Temporary … Read More
You can relocate machinery. You can move inventory. You can build a new facility from the ground up. But that’s often the one thing that doesn’t migrate as planned: a … Read More
The job posting your team put up last week is now a legal document. That’s not hyperbole. As of January 1, 2026, Ontario employers with 25 or more employees are … Read More
July is the right time to ask a blunt question: is your workforce strategy built for what the next six months actually look like, or is it still shaped by … Read More
The narrative that trades jobs are lower-paying than white-collar careers hasn’t been accurate for years. In 2026, it’s barely even in the conversation. Journeyperson tradespeople in Canadian manufacturing routinely earn … Read More
Not long ago, the challenge in manufacturing recruitment was generating enough applicant volume. Job postings sat with a handful of responses, and the pressure was on TA teams to get … Read More
The word “temporary” has always undersold what a contingent workforce actually does in industrial operations. For mining, manufacturing, and semiconductor companies, contract and flex labour isn’t a stopgap. It’s a … Read More
Most operations leaders track time-to-fill as an HR metric. The ones who’ve lived through a bad vacancy know it’s something else entirely. An open role on a manufacturing floor, a … Read More
