In this episode: the surge in military recruitment in Canada, major job cuts planned across British Columbia’s public service, Amazon facing penalties from the B.C. Labour Relations Board, shortage of AI skills globally and other topics.

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1. Canada is seeing a surge in military recruitment with 13% increase in applications over the past year | Canada’s military recruitment surged amid sovereignty threats: data
2. Minimum wage in British Columbia will increase from $17.85 to $18.25, budget deficit is increasing, and 15K public job cuts are expected over 3 years | B.C. budget includes tax increases, 15K public job cuts, projected $13B deficit | CBC News
3. The B.C. Labour Relations Board has ruled that Amazon violated British Columbia’s labour code by selectively providing pay increases to workers at most of its facilities while deliberately excluding unionized employees at its Delta, B.C., warehouse | Amazon violated labour code with selective pay increase to BC workers, board finds
4. Majority of paramedics in the Montréal metropolitan are considering leaving their jobs or the profession entirely | The majority of paramedics are considering leaving the profession
5. Canadian employers are slow to recognize self-taught job skills emerging from online and self-directed learning | Canadian Employers Slow to Embrace Surge in Self-Taught Job Skills | EEP CA Corporate
6. The latest ManpowerGroup survey of over 39,000 employers across 41 countries shows that 72 % of organisations worldwide are struggling to fill skilled roles in 2026 | 2026 Global Talent Shortage

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