Canada's TA hiring holds steady, but weekly postings cool from September's peak
230 recruiting roles are open across 184 companies, with new postings unchanged over 30 days even as the weekly pace has eased from its high point in mid-September.
The middle posted range across all levels. 32% of open roles post their pay.
73 roles with yearly payof open roles are at employers with recent Canadian LMIA approvals. Aerotek is on the list.
Canada LMIA approvals, matched by employeris what the typical role asks for. 8% ask for 10 years or more.
66% of open roles state yearsThis week's read
There are 230 open Talent Acquisition roles in Canada right now, spread across 184 companies. The flow of new postings has not changed over the past 30 days: 82 new roles appeared, the same as the 30 days before. But if you look week by week, the pace has slowed. The week of 14 September saw 32 new roles, the most of any week. The most recent week, 26 October, had 27, down 16% from that peak.
Most of these jobs are for people already in the field. Three in four open roles (74%) are mid level, and where years of experience are stated, the median ask is 3 years. Only 8% of roles ask for 10 or more years, and junior roles make up just 8% of postings. If you are early in your career, this is a market where you will be competing for a smaller slice of the openings.
Pay is posted on 32% of roles, which is 73 jobs out of the 230. Where it is shown, the typical range across all levels runs from C$71k to C$95k. For mid-level roles specifically, which make up most of the postings, the typical range is C$70k to C$92k across 58 roles.
No single employer dominates the list. The top 8 companies, including Highspring, CPP Careers, Salesforce and Sonepar, together hold just 11% of all open roles, so hiring is spread thin across many smaller employers rather than concentrated in a few big ones. Remote work is scarce too: only 10% of roles are listed as remote, so most of this hiring expects you in a specific location.
If visa sponsorship matters to you, be aware that only 1% of open roles sit at employers with recent LMIA approvals. Aerotek is named as being on that sponsor list. On the skills side, ATS experience is asked for most often, showing up in 31% of postings, followed by LinkedIn Recruiter at 18% and Workday at 15%. AI and machine learning familiarity appears in 13% of postings, a sign it is becoming a more common line in TA job ads.
What this means for you
Three things you can act on this week
- Expect mid-level competition
74% of open roles are mid level and the median ask is 3 years experience. Junior roles are only 8% of postings, so entry-level seekers face a narrower field.
- Pay is rarely posted
Only 32% of roles show pay. Where they do, the typical range is C$71k to C$95k overall, or C$70k to C$92k for mid-level roles specifically.
- Check skills employers name
ATS appears in 31% of postings, LinkedIn Recruiter in 18%, and Workday in 15%. These are the tools employers mention most often in this market right now.
Momentum
New Recruiting roles each week
Last 30 days: 82 new roles, against 82 the 30 days before (0%). Each week counts the same companies, and a role counts as new only in the week it was posted, so a careers site we start reading never shows up as growth.
See the numbers
| Week starting | New roles |
|---|---|
| 7 Sep | 14 |
| 14 Sep | 32 |
| 21 Sep | 18 |
| 28 Sep | 14 |
| 5 Oct | 25 |
| 12 Oct | 12 |
| 19 Oct | 17 |
| 26 Oct | 27 |
Who is hiring
The companies with the most open Recruiting roles
184 companies are hiring. The top eight hold 11% of the open roles.
| Company | Open roles | Change in new roles | LMIA approvals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highspring | 5 | ||
| CPP Careers | 4 | ||
| Salesforce | 4 | ||
| Domtar Products | 3 | ||
| MassMarkets | 3 | ||
| Sonepar | 3 | ||
| AB InBev | 2 | ||
| Aerotek | 2 | On the list |
Change compares new roles in the last 30 days with the 30 days before, shown where a company posted 25 or more in the earlier 30 days. Staffing agencies are left out. A company name links to its Ashney company page where there is one.
What they ask for
The technology Recruiting roles ask for most
Ask Rate is the share of roles that name a skill, from 220 postings read in full. Ways of working (methods such as Agile, tools such as Jira) are listed apart; office tools and soft skills are left out.
Industries named most: SaaS 6%, Employment law 5%, Healthcare 5%. 10% of open roles say they are remote.
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