11/04/2025
๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐๐) ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
A recent report from The Conference Board of Canada found that 57.4% of Canadian jobs in 2024 were classified as โhighly exposedโ and would be affected by AI.
๐๐ฐ๐ฃ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ...
It is important to assess the viability of your career choice. Think through how AI can impact the field and roleโview it through the lens of โwill AI compete with or augment this career plan?โ
For example:
โข ๐๐-๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ: Medical laboratory technologist โ so this job may disappear
โข ๐๐-๐ฎ๐๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ: Physicians โ AI will assist by analyzing imaging and patient data
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐...
More career opportunities will appear in AI-augmenting categories and fewer in AI-competing ones. Employers will increasingly look for workers who demonstrate adaptability, AI-literacy, creativity, critical thinking, and leadership.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ...
Focus on developing skills around human judgement, interpersonal skills, creativity, and complex problem-solving. Build a mix of domain expertise (what the job is about) and human-centric skills (communication, empathy, critical thinking, leadership), along with digital/AI literacy (how to work with technology), because those are increasingly valued. Be cautious about roles where any parts of the work are repetitive, templated, or routine, because they are at the highest risk for automation or significant change.
๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐บ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ...
Roles requiring human interaction and connection are less likely to be replaced by AI.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐...
๐ฉบNursing, doctors, registered nursing assistants: Core tasks still require human empathy, ethical judgment, and hands-on care.
๐งฐSkilled trades like electrician, millwright, sheet metal worker, plumber are AI-augmenting roles with a low probability of being replaced. Even skilled operators will remain essential in manufacturing facilities.
๐งโ๐ผSocial workers, psychotherapists, career coaches: These rely on interpersonal connection, human insight, and judgmentโskills that AI cannot replace (though it may assist).
๐๏ธAllied health like dietitians, physical therapists, audiologists; also early childhood education, and professions that combine human-centered care skills and technical fluency.
๐งฌScientific research roles such as scientist, chemist, drug designer, pharmacology researcher, and medical science researcher are all AI-augmenting roles. They require in-depth knowledge attained through education, where professionals learn experimental techniques, develop critical thinking, interpret complex data, create experiment designs, manage ethical decision-making, and innovate solutions.
Future roles will increasingly require college (community or polytechnic) or university education, depending on your chosen path.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ, now is the time to embrace change, AI isnโt going anywhere, so continuous upskilling and lifelong learning will be essential.
If you're feeling stuck and would like help to plan a career path forward, or polish your interview skills or materials, please reach out.
๐ Source: The Conference Board of Canada (Sept 2025) โ Canadaโs Workforce in Transition
๐https://fsc-ccf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/canadas-workforce-in-transition_sept2025.pdf
