If you're looking for a career change in 2025, there's some hope as a significant portion of Canadian companies are planning on hiring for new positions in the first half of the new year. from Robert Half's State of Canadian Hiring Survey, 46 per cent of companies intend to add new permanent positions in the first six months of 2025.
Almost half of hiring managers plan on filling vacant positions and 54 per cent said they are increasing their hiring of contractors to help with projects in the new year. According to Koula Vasilopoulos, senior marketing manager of Robert Half Canada, 2024 brought many hiring challenges including "skills gaps and talent shortages" as well as tough economic conditions.