TORONTO, March 16, 2017 /CNW/ – Automation poses no doomsday scenario for jobs in Canada, suggests a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In "Future Shock? The Impact of Automation on Canada’s Labour Market," authors Matthias Oschinski and Rosalie Wyonch find that a drastic shift in employment due to automation is unlikely in the near future, although particular industries and types of occupations will be disrupted more than others.
Despite recent alarmist claims that large portions of the Canadian workforce will soon be unemployed, the authors caution policymakers from hitting the panic button. "We find no evidence of an […]
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