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Canadian employers risk 'doing layoffs with extra steps' without AI workforce planning

Published: 9 February 2026

Simon Blanchette, Faculty Lecturer, says Canadian organizations implementing AI without strategic workforce planning are doing layoffs with extra steps, because they're losing expertise, and they're not really planning for what's going to come after.

"Speaking to Canadian HR Reporter about a U.S. Senate report predicting 100 million jobs lost to AI over the next decade, Blanchette explained that while Canada's SME-focused economy will experience slower workforce shifts than the U.S., employers must proactively map AI exposure across roles and invest in upskilling programs. "They still hope that they will be able to recruit the person with the right skills, and that's wishful thinking." 

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