Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS)
Information Documents
Summary of results (2026-2035)
The Economic Policy Directorate (EPD) of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) produces a detailed 10-year labour market forecast at the national level. ESDC uses forecasting models to identify likely trends over the medium term in the level, composition and sources of labour demand and labour supply. A key objective is to identify occupations where the current and projected states of supply and demand suggest that imbalances could develop or persist over time.
This document presents the three main steps of the model, and identifies labour market imbalances (shortage/surplus) for occupations at the national level for the 2026-2035 period.