Canadian Workers Are Learning AI

Emmet McGonagle

Aug 23, 2023

Canadian businesses are shifting their focus into the world of artificial intelligence, according to LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence Index.


The index - which surveyed 3,332 professionals in Canada between 11 March and 2 June 2023 - found that nearly half of those surveyed (42%) showed an interest in learning tech skills tied to AI and machine learning, cloud computing, data analysis, blockchain and
Web3, creator economy or virtual reality/augmented reality (for example building experiences in the Metaverse) in 2023.


Likewise, more than a third (35%) of millennials and 29% of Gen Z’s expressed an interest in learning AI and machine learning skills this year.


Two fifths (38%) of millennials and Gen Z members said they were interested in picking up data analysis skills, compared to a quarter (25%) of the wider workforce.


On the other hand, 42% of Baby Boomers surveyed said they doubt whether AI will have much impact on their jobs, but only time will tell…


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