Automation booms after Covid

Faced with worker shortages and higher labour costs, companies are starting to automate service sector jobs that economists once considered safe

Jobs lost in 2020 had below average wages

Biggest decline in work was among the country's very bottom wage earners

Majority of Canadians think re-opening is too risky

Half of Canadian believe jobs won't return

Ontario loses 403,000 jobs in March

One in six jobs in the province affected by Covid-19