FRASER INSTITUTE: AI CAN HELP MITIGATE SHRINKING LABOUR FORCE

FRASER INSTITUTE: AI CAN HELP MITIGATE SHRINKING LABOUR FORCE

Morley Gunderson BRITISH COLUMBIA — As Canada’s labour force shrinks due to aging and slowing rates of immigration, artificial intelligence (AI) can help by increasing the number of available workers and improving worker productivity, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “While there’s a common perception that AI will eventually lead to mass unemployment, it ac…

Can the Rise of AI Tech Truly Tackle Our Labour and Productivity Concerns?

As British Columbia faces labour-related challenges, a new report from Vancouver’s Fraser Institute finds that artificial intelligence may carry the potential to address critical concerns. The June 2025 report, titled “Can AI Mitigate Our Labour Force Problems?” identifies four main issues: a declining labor force participation rate, shortages in specific skills, low productivity growth impacting wages and living standards, and increasing wage i…