Jillian Levick

Senior PR and Communications Manager

Robert Half Canada Inc.,
181 Bay Street, Suite 820,
Toronto, ON
M5J 2T3
www.roberthalf.ca

Infographics

State of Canadian Hiring: First Half of 2022

STATE OF CANADIAN HIRING

First Half of 2022

Companies’ Plans for hiring permanent staff:

49% Adding new positions

45% Filling vacated positions

5% Not filling vacated positions or creating new ones

1% Eliminating positions

PRACTICE AREA

Finance 49%

Technology 53%

Marketing 57%

Legal 58%

Administrative and Customer Support 51%

Human Resources 50%

COMPANY SIZE

20-499 47%

500-999 52%

1,000+ 49%

Top hiring strategies:

1. Offering remote options

2. Increasing starting salaries

3. Loosening education, experience or skills requirements

Biggest benefits of hiring fully remote workers:

47% More applications from skilled candidates

39% Greater compensations flexibility

33% Quicker hiring process

Source: Robert Half survey of more than 800 senior managers in Canada