News & Articles

January 6, 2026

Manitoba’s Northern and Indigenous communities represent significant untapped potential for a future-ready workforce

Manitoba is preparing for growth, but that growth will depend heavily on Northern and Indigenous participation, regional infrastructure, and long term collaboration across the province.
January 6, 2026

Why Manitoba is poised for a defining workforce moment

Leaders at MNLSpotlight Manitoba explored productivity, AI adoption, and talent strategy, highlighting why Manitoba is uniquely positioned to drive Canada’s future of work.
January 6, 2026

Canada’s learning systems need to keep up with changes in the way we work

MNLSpotlight Alberta made it clear that the world of work is changing too quickly for learning to remain something that happens once, early in life, and then quietly recedes into the background.
January 6, 2026

What happens when a country doesn’t like to brag?

I left our MNLSpotlight Manitoba event in Winnipeg thinking about a paradox that feels increasingly Canadian. We build strong sectors, we collaborate well, and we generate real momentum, yet the stories we tell about ourselves rarely capture the full scope of what’s happening. 
March 12, 2025

Thriving Through Uncertainty: Securing Canada’s Future with Collaboration and Innovation

Uncertainty can be daunting, but Magnet stands ready to support and strengthen connections between businesses, industry, policymakers, educators, and technology leaders to create a more resilient labour market.
February 5, 2025

Struggling to adopt AI at your business? MindPort’s McKenzie Lloyd-Smith shares his three core pillars

MindPort founder McKenzie Lloyd-Smith approaches AI from a human-centric perspective. He explains why the right strategy, the right training, and the right governance are needed to use AI most effectively.
October 9, 2024

Career development: Building the foundation of the future of work

The future of work is an imposing, ambiguous – and exciting – premise. Vital conversations about policy change, technological evolutions, economic projections, and skills gaps highlight […]
September 20, 2024

Reflections on MagnetAI: fostering collaboration and guiding AI adoption for Canada’s future of work

Magnet's Senior Director Emily Madden explains how MagnetAI is removing barriers to AI skills and adoption to create a future of work that benefits all Canadians.
April 25, 2024

AI’s swift progress demands lifelong learning as our anchor

By Emily Madden Senior Director, Magnet As the year draws to a close I’m taking time for introspection, seeking fresh insights from our collective journey. This […]
April 6, 2023

Looking for your next ‘green’ job? Here are some tips and resources from experts

A recent webinar from the Leadership Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University examines jobs in the low-carbon economy and the skills needed in this growing sector.
February 24, 2023

A digital marketplace that brings labour supply and demand together

Paul Jenkins, the Former Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and a member of Magnet’s Advisory Board, explains how Magnet is harnessing technology to address challenges, such as retraining and advancing equity in Canada’s workforce.
January 17, 2023

Learning from Canada’s Leaders in Workforce Development

Magnet and EnPoint are pleased to present a new report that collects the insights, resources, and strategies from thought leaders across Canada on building an inclusive future of work.
January 16, 2023

How to measure quality of work and why it’s important, according to the experts

The Future Skills Centre recently hosted a webinar to discuss approaches to measuring quality of work.
November 14, 2022

‘Bundled’ learning could boost agile thinking and help build research capacity in Canada

At the final Building Future Ready Communities; Virtual Tour webinar, panelists challenged aspiring researchers to become more agile thinkers by studying diverse but complementary fields.
August 22, 2022

Why letting different cultures celebrate ‘who they are’ is key to workplace integration

At the latest Building Future Ready Communities event, panelist Trevor Buttrum explained why successfully integrating different cultures in the workplace is about more than just representation.
May 20, 2022

Latest Building Future Ready Communities event explores multigenerational workforces

The Building Future Ready Communities: Virtual Tour is a series of virtual events across all regions of Canada. Each one focuses on an issue related to the future of work.
December 8, 2021

The trucker paradox and labour market information

Ron Samson, senior manager of research and evaluation at Magnet, on how LMI can help us address workforce issues while understanding the future of the labour market.
November 30, 2021

Employer flexibility more important amid ‘all-out war’ for young talent, global expert says

In a keynote address and moderated conversation at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting, global strategy advisor and best-selling author Dr. Parag Khanna explains why he believes an ‘all-out war’ for young, talented workers is ‘just getting warmed up.’