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Potential occupational exposure to artificial intelligence and automation among certified journeypersons in Canada

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  • Allison Leanage
  • Tahsin Mehdi

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Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation hold the potential to transform the nature of work, raising concerns about how different occupations may be affected (Frenette and Frank, 2020; Mehdi and Morissette, 2024; Mehdi and Frenette, 2024). Although often used interchangeably, AI and automation represent different concepts: AI encompasses technologies capable of performing complex, non-routine and cognitive tasks, whereas automation refers to systems or machines designed to perform simple, routine and non-cognitive tasks. Recent estimates suggested that approximately 60% of employees in Canada may be highly exposed to AI-related job transformations, with AI complementing rather than replacing the work of about half of these individuals (Mehdi and Morissette, 2024). By contrast, about 1 in 10 workers may face a high likelihood (70% probability or greater) of automation-related job transformation (Frenette and Frank, 2020). However, these rates may vary substantially across occupations.

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  • Allison Leanage & Tahsin Mehdi, 2026. "Potential occupational exposure to artificial intelligence and automation among certified journeypersons in Canada," Economic and Social Reports 202600100001e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch.
    • Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp8e:202600100001e
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/36280001202600100001-eng
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    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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