📊 Hamilton's Labour Market Update – April 2025

Hamilton CMA saw 425,300 people employed, with an increase of +5,900 jobs last month! 👷‍♀️👨‍💼

🔹 Public sector: +4.3K
🔹 Private sector: +1.9K
🔹 Self-employed: -300

✅ Unemployment dropped to 7.0%, now below Ontario’s rate (7.5%) and nearing the national rate (6.7%).

📥 Full report with employer highlights, industry trends & regional comparisons now live on our website – check it out!

Check out our Jobs Map!

 

🔍 Looking for jobs and services near you?

Explore local job postings, transportation options, employment services, child care, and more—all in one place!

 

📍 Visit Workforce Planning Hamilton's website and click on the "Jobs Map" to get started!

📚 Need local resources?

Whether you're looking for support with apprenticeship & training, business, education, employment, youth services, volunteering, or more—we've got you covered.

 

👉 Head to the Resources tab on Workforce Planning Hamilton’s website for a wide range of helpful, Hamilton-based tools and info!

 

Village Theatre Waterdown is hiring for a Lead Promotion Coordinatior

 

Click here to view job listing!

 

St. Joseph's Healthcare is hiring for an Applications Analyst

 

Click here to view job listing!

 

HWDSB is hiring for a Communicative Disorder Assistant

 

Click here to view job listing!

🚨 JOB FAIR ALERT! 🚨

Looking to kickstart your career or explore new opportunities? Don’t miss the Airwise Sales Inc. Job Fair & Career Expo!

 

📍 Location: 5217 Twenty Road, Hamilton, ON
🗓️ Date: Saturday, June 7th, 2025
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

✨ Join us for on-the-spot interviews, networking, and exciting career opportunities in a dynamic and growing company. Bring your resume and come ready to connect!

 

🔗 Learn more: www.airwisesales.com

The Hamilton Public Library—in partnership with the CoH Indigenous Relations Office—are hosting a screening of  Blood & Water: A Story of Reclamation from  Indigenous filmmaker and activist, Layla Staats.

 

The screening will take place at the Central Library on Saturday, June 7^th from 11am-12pm and the screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Layla. The event is free-to-attend and DOES NOT require registration: https://events.hpl.ca/event/13463878

The Hamilton Council on Aging, City of Hamilton, Cycling Without Age Canada, New Hope Community Bikes and the Hamilton Bike Share are teaming together to host the 2025 Cycling for Older Adults Workshop.

 

With Senior’s Month fast approaching in June, we were wondering if you have the capacity to share the following free outdoor community event with your clients. The event poster is attached.

 

Event: 2025 Cycling for Older Adults Workshop

Time: Friday, June 13, 10:30am

Location: Bayfront Park Adaptive Bike Hub (click here for a map)

 

For registration: Call 905-920-7721 or click the link Registration for 2025 Senior's Cycling Workshop: Friday, June 13, 10:30am at the Bayfront Park Adaptive Bike Hub - all are welcome!

 

For more information and a MAP of where the event will be held: Cycling for Older Adults Workshop

🌿 Celebrate Dundurn Park: 125 Years of Community, Heritage & Nature 🎉

 

Step back in time and celebrate a true Hamilton treasure — Dundurn Park, a landmark that has been at the heart of the city for over a century. First opened to the public in 1900, Dundurn Park has served as a beloved green space for generations of Hamiltonians, offering a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history, and community connection.

 

This year marks the 125th anniversary of Dundurn Park, and we're inviting the entire community to join us in honouring this incredible milestone. Over the past century and a quarter, Dundurn has grown alongside our city, remaining a peaceful escape, an educational hub, and a gathering space for families, friends, and neighbours.

 

🎈 Join us for a day of celebration!
On May 24th, we’ll be commemorating this special occasion with a full day of family-friendly festivities — including:

✅ Interactive games & activities for kids
✅ Live music from local performers
✅ Guided heritage and nature tours
✅ Historical exhibits & storytelling
✅ Food vendors and refreshments
✅ And more surprises throughout the day!

 

Whether you’re a lifelong resident or a first-time visitor, this is a perfect opportunity to reconnect with the beauty of Dundurn Park and reflect on its impact in our community over the decades.

📍 Location: Dundurn Park, Hamilton
📅 Date: May 24th
🕘 Time: 12-4PM

 

Let’s celebrate 125 years of community, history, and nature — and look ahead to many more to come. We can’t wait to see you there!

Mental Health in Hamilton’s Black Community: A Symposium

 

Dr. Ingrid Waldron (Professor and HOPE Chair in Peace and Health Global Peace and Social Justice Program, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, McMaster University) invites you to attend Mental Health in Hamilton’s Black Community: A Symposium, which takes place on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 8 am – 5 pm at McMaster’s Continuing Education Building in Rooms 204/206 at 1 James Street North. Hosted by Josie Elysia, the symposium will focus on Black Hamiltonians’ experiences with mental health issues and accessing mental health services and other supports in Hamilton.

 

The event will engage attendees in conversations on how mental health services and programs, community organizations, mental health policy and mental health research can better address the experiences of Black Hamiltonians who are struggling with mental health issues. There will be a keynote panel, youth plenary, roundtable sessions and a workshop – all with the goal to spark solution-oriented discussions on how cross-sectoral collaborations can lead to more meaningful best practice approaches for addressing gaps in mental health care for Black Hamiltonians.

 

There will be free catered breakfast, refreshments and lunch, drum and dance performances by Afiwi Groove School, a spoken word performance by Randell Adjei (the first Poet Laureate of Ontario), and great music throughout the day by DJ Crys Music.

 

Please join us for a day of inspiring conversations, networking opportunities, great food, and entertaining and powerful performances!

 

Get your free ticket: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mental-health-in-hamiltons-black-community-a-symposium-tickets-1356025341299

 

Veterans have many valuable skills to offer the civilian workforce, but sometimes need support to identify a post-military pathway, acquire the necessary credentials or professional development opportunities, and connect with potential employers. These programs, organizations and resources may be of interests to clients who are currently serving or formerly served in the Canadian military. 

Each year, many skilled newcomers arrive in Canada, eager to contribute to the workforce. Yet many face unexpected roadblocks when trying to integrate into the labour market – despite years of training, experience and expertise.  

With record-high immigration levels, Canada depends on these skilled newcomers to fill critical labour shortages in fields like healthcare and technology. However, research by the Labour Market Information Council (LMIC) has identified critical gaps and challenges in Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) system. 

Workforce Planning Hamilton’s labour market information can help identify:

• In-demand Industries, Skills & Jobs
• Workforce demographics
• Growing, declining & changing trends
• Job vacancy data
• Labour force supply & demand
• Immigration into the workforce
• Currently hiring skills & positions
• And More!