SHIELD Charts

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This chart shows a sharp divergence between the TSX Composite Index and Canada’s job vacancy rate. While the stock market has surged, job vacancies have steadily fallen, highlighting the emergence of a two-speed economy.

This chart highlights how the exports of goods and services have dipped noticeably in Q2 of 2025. Imports have also declined during this period.

This chart shows that the growth in wages varies by age group and employment type, with the younger workers facing steeper declines in average weekly wages and average hourly wages between August 2024 and 2025. It also highlights how every other age group has managed to rise, forcing one to question what is happening with youth employment. 

This chart showcases how productivity in certain sectors has remained stagnant since 2023. With all sectors being drastically affected in 2020 due to COVID-19.  

This chart illustrates how there has been a sharp decline in Canada's total change in merchandise exports, so far in 2025. It is a staggering decrease of $8.3 billion since the beginning of the year.

This chart highlights how counter-tariffs have caused the prices of several items, such as bacon and beef, to surge drastically between August 2024 and 2025. Gasoline was the only good listed that decreased during this time.

The graph shows that Canada's digital service exports surged between 2019 to 2021. However, it has since remained stagnant and regressed slightly.

This vast comparison chart highlights how employment and unemployment growth vary across the nation. The visual shows how unemployment has risen in every region, with every area sitting above 4% and most sitting above 6%.

This chart showcases how foreign firms operating in Canada spend 8 times more on R&D on a per firm basis than Canadian-owned firms. This example clearly illustrates what is at stake when R&D in Canada is dominated by foreign firms.