Economist (2026 - 0206)

The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is seeking a rigorous, analytically strong Economist to support economic research that underpins Canada's digital transformation. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Economic Research, this role will dedicate 50% of its time to executing ICTC's major labour market information (LMI) initiatives. The successful candidate will also contribute to ICTC's national policy, economic outlook, and workforce development work.

The ideal candidate brings solid knowledge of Canada's digital economy, LMI, economic forecasting, and workforce transformation, along with a track record of data-driven analysis and the ability to translate complex economic findings into actionable intelligence for Canadians, businesses, and policymakers.

Key Responsibilities

Project Execution

• In collaboration with internal teams, carry out the methodology for ICTC's labour market outlook reports, conducting longitudinal and cross-sectoral labour market analysis.
• Support the preparation of quarterly economic briefs that distill current labour trends and digital economy shifts into accessible knowledge for industry leaders.
• Support the development of LMI dashboards and tools that reflect occupational shifts, emerging technologies, and regional skills demand.
• Work with partners and stakeholders across provinces and territories to align federal and provincial LMI data and inform evidence-based workforce planning.
• Help develop and maintain the ICT LMI Hub for Canadian businesses and policymakers.
• Participate in advisory council activities, co-design sessions, and external events as needed to validate findings and strengthen industry relevance.
• Collaborate with qualitative and quantitative researchers and policy analysts on integrated, mixed-methods research initiatives.
• Translate project objectives into research questions, analytical plans, and deliverables, identifying data requirements, dependencies, and methodological risks early.
• Manage assigned research workstreams, monitor progress against timelines, and communicate emerging findings, limitations, and delivery risks to the project lead.
• Conduct literature reviews and jurisdictional scans to inform the LMO, assessing Canadian and international evidence on digital economy trends, skills, and workforce policies.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of the KII’s and longitudinal employer surveys, analyze hiring intentions, skills gaps, and technology adoption, and maintain consistency across survey waves.

Economic Analysis and Expertise

• Build working knowledge of Canada's digital economy and contribute to publications, conferences, and stakeholder engagements
• Produce research papers, sector briefs, and data-driven insights on the changing landscape of Canada's ICT labour market.
• Analyze how automation, AI, cybersecurity, clean tech, digital infrastructure, and other emerging technologies and priority areas shape skills demand across sectors.
• Examine employment, wages, productivity, and job quality alongside skills demand to provide a fuller picture of digital economy labour market conditions.
• Contribute to ICTC's forecasting capabilities and economic modelling, including input-output models, integrating new data sources and methodologies.
• Contribute to economic impact analyses of programs using a range of quantitative methods.

Data Governance and Innovation

• Collect, integrate, and manage large, complex datasets from Statistics Canada, RTRA, Vicinity Jobs, and provincial sources.
• Uphold data accessibility, reproducibility, and transparency in all analytical outputs.
• Perform data cleaning, harmonization, and predictive analytics tasks, applying rigorous standards in longitudinal and cross-sectional research.
• Maintain documented definitions and mappings for digital economy industries, occupations, and skills, supporting consistent measurement across datasets and publications.
• Follow applicable data access, confidentiality, and disclosure requirements, and document how these affect analysis and reporting.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with ICTC's government relations, policy, and communications teams to disseminate findings in accessible formats.
• Support engagement with external stakeholders, including government departments, academic institutions, research networks, and industry associations.
• Contribute to grant proposals, stakeholder reports, and evidence-informed recommendations that support ICTC's strategic priorities.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Economics, Public Policy, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in economic research, forecasting, and labour market analysis, ideally within a Canadian context.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to longitudinal research projects and producing dashboards, outlook reports, or applied workforce tools.
• Strong writing and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate economic insights to technical and non-technical audiences.

Experience:

• Labour market data and policy
• Economic modelling (macroeconomic, sectoral, and input-output)
• Data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Python, R, SAS, Tableau, Power BI)
• Forecasting techniques and modelling

Skills & Competencies

• Experience working with equity-deserving groups or inclusive labour policy.
• Familiarity with LMI frameworks or intergovernmental data integration initiatives.
• Experience working with occupational and industry classifications, skills taxonomies, or concordances between classification systems.
• Bilingualism (English/French) is a strong asset.
  

Are you?

• Driven and determined: Are you highly motivated, self-starting, and willing to go above and beyond, with the drive to improve and exceed goals?
• Optimistic and results-driven: Are you able to think creatively and navigate barriers and obstacles? Do you stay focused on priority goals and results?
• Dynamic, resilient, and flexible: Are you able to embrace the rapid pace of change, advances in technology, and uncertainty? Are you open to evolving requirements and continuous feedback, and able to work with remote teams across Canada?
• A strategic, creative thinker: Are you skilled at analyzing complex situations, identifying patterns and trends, challenging assumptions, and generating options to solve problems and seize opportunities?
• Collaborative: Are you able to work with and through others to achieve results, with the emotional intelligence to understand different perspectives, share information, and be a strong team player?
• A sound decision-maker: Are you able to analyze situations carefully, seek diverse perspectives, and make decisions that align with strategic goals?
• Ethical: Can you steward confidential information and data? This role requires high integrity, good judgment, confidentiality, and ethical compliance.
• A champion of diversity and inclusion: Are you committed to understanding the issues and challenges faced by diverse groups?
• An excellent communicator: Do you have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to present ideas and proposals persuasively?
• Reliable: Do you demonstrate reliability, organizational skills, and accountability to meet and exceed project and funder deliverable requirements?
• Committed to lifelong learning: Do you stay abreast of industry trends, seek out new perspectives, and invest in your own professional growth?

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a dynamic, mission-driven, entrepreneurial organization committed to advancing Canada's competitive advantage in the digital economy.
• Lead high-impact programs that drive economic growth and shape the future of Canadian businesses.
• Work in an agile, collaborative, innovative, and forward-thinking environment where we are always helping each other achieve collective goals.  

Location

Remote (anywhere in Canada).

Additional notes:

• This role reflects growth in our team and expanded operational scope.
• ICTC is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please notify us as soon as possible. All information received in relation to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
• We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

About ICTC

ICTC is a neutral, not-for-profit national centre of expertise with the mission of strengthening Canada's digital advantage in the global economy. For over 30 years we have delivered forward-looking research, practical policy advice, and capacity-building solutions for individuals and businesses. Our goal is to ensure that technology is utilized to drive economic growth and innovation, and that Canada's workforce remains competitive on a global scale.

• OUR MISSION IS TO: Strengthen Canada's digital advantage in a global economy
• OUR VISION IS TO: Foster globally competitive Canadian industries and a prosperous society empowered by innovative digital solutions.

ICTC respectfully acknowledges that ICTC headquarters is on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People.