PathwayAI
Module 09 · Economic Layer

Canadian career data, decoded.

Live wage benchmarks, in-demand skills by province, and a national job heat map — engineered to give newcomers an unfair information advantage.

Median tech salary · Ontario
$102,000
+4.8% YoY
Job postings · last 30 days
318,420
+12.1% MoM
Newcomer-friendly employers
3,940
+218 this quarter
National unemployment rate
6.1%
-0.3pp YoY
Cost-of-Living Comparator

Compare any two Canadian cities, side by side.

Rent, groceries, transit, utilities, and median salary — refreshed monthly from Statistics Canada and Job Bank wage data.

Metric
Rent · 1BR (city centre)
$2,450
$1,620
Groceries · monthly
$480
$440
Transit pass
$156
$115
Utilities · monthly
$175
$220
Median tech salary
$102,000
$95,000
Unemployment rate
7.0%
6.2%
Toronto, ON
$5,239
est. monthly net after fixed costs
Calgary, AB
$5,522
est. monthly net after fixed costs
AI takeaway

Calgary leaves you ~$283/mo more after fixed costs — assuming a tech salary at the local median.

In-Demand Skills · Live Feed

The skills Canadian recruiters are searching for right now.

Updated hourly from 482k+ active Canadian job postings — broken down by province and sector.

Skill
Province
Postings · 30d
Δ MoM
AI / ML Engineering
Tech
ON
2,210
+41%
Cloud Architecture (AWS)
Tech
ON
4,820
+38%
Solar / Renewables Tech
Skilled Trades
AB
720
+33%
Red Seal Electrician
Skilled Trades
AB
2,670
+31%
Data Engineering (Python + dbt)
Tech
ON
2,980
+27%
Registered Nurse — Critical Care
Healthcare
BC
3,110
+24%
Cybersecurity Analyst
Tech
QC
1,840
+22%
Long-term Care PSW
Healthcare
ON
5,240
+18%
HVAC Technician
Skilled Trades
BC
1,810
+15%
Financial Compliance (AML/KYC)
Finance
ON
1,420
+12%
Bilingual Customer Success (FR/EN)
Tech
QC
1,290
+9%
Project Management (PMP)
Finance
AB
980
-4%
Job Market Heat Map

Where the hiring is hottest in Canada.

Provincial demand index built from active postings, employer activity, and newcomer-friendly hiring signals.

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Demand Cool Hot
Region detail
Hover any province to see live demand, top hiring sector, and open-role count. Ontario, Alberta, and Québec are leading newcomer hiring this quarter.
Source
Statistics Canada

Labour Force Survey, CPI, and rental market reports — refreshed monthly.

Source
Job Bank Canada

National wage data and active employer postings by NOC code and region.

Source
PathwayAI signal layer

Aggregated newcomer-friendly hiring signals across 3,940 vetted employers.