People Profession 2023: A Canadian perspective
Insight into how global issues are impacting people professionals in Canada

Insight into how global issues are impacting people professionals in Canada
This report gives a snapshot of the current HR landscape in Canada. We explore people professionals’ perceptions of the trends impacting their work, the challenges and opportunities these bring, and how they feel about their careers and working lives amidst these changes.
This report summarises research conducted by the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada (CPHR Canada), and is not part of the CIPD People Profession 2023 survey data. However, it provides a useful comparison of the main trends impacting people professionals in Canada and can be read in conjunction with the accompanying CIPD People Profession 2023 survey reports below. These reports explore how global issues are affecting nine countries across the UK and Ireland, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa.
By taking the pulse of the profession internationally, and building on our previous reports, the findings of these reports reflect the CIPD’s ongoing commitment to provide an informed view on how we can collaborate globally, develop professional capital within the industry and build HR functions that are future-fit across different regions and markets.
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Insight into how global issues are impacting people professionals in the UK, Ireland, Asia-Pacific, MENA and Canada
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Insight into how global issues are impacting people professionals in the UK and Ireland
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Insight into how global issues are impacting people professionals in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore
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Insight into how global issues are impacting people professionals in Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
Marek Zemanik, CIPD Senior Public Policy Adviser, UK Nations, examines how trends and practices in flexible and hybrid working are shaping organisational outcomes in Scotland
The CIPD’s biennial report exploring health, wellbeing and absence management provides invaluable trend analysis and practice insight to help employers and people professionals develop and maintain supportive, productive workplaces
Read our latest Labour Market Outlook report for analysis on employers’ recruitment, redundancy and pay intentions
Research in this report suggests that improving leadership and people management can help raise the motivation and productivity of the public sector workforce
The CIPD’s biennial report exploring health, wellbeing and absence management provides invaluable trend analysis and practice insight to help employers and people professionals develop and maintain supportive, productive workplaces
Read our latest Labour Market Outlook report for analysis on employers’ recruitment, redundancy and pay intentions
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