Economist (2026 - 0206)

ICTC

5d•Remote

About The Position

The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is seeking an analytically strong Economist to support economic research underpinning Canada's digital transformation. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Economic Research, the role dedicates 50% of its time to ICTC's major labour market information (LMI) initiatives and also contributes to national policy, economic outlook, and workforce development work. The Economist conducts data-driven analysis and translates complex economic findings into actionable intelligence for Canadians, businesses, and policymakers. The position supports labour market outlook reports, quarterly economic briefs, LMI dashboards and tools, the ICT LMI Hub, stakeholder and advisory activities, and mixed-methods research. It conducts research on digital economy labour-market conditions and emerging technologies, contributes to forecasting and economic modelling, and manages complex datasets in accordance with standards for accessibility, reproducibility, transparency, confidentiality, and disclosure. The Economist works with internal teams and external partners to support evidence-informed workforce planning and policy. This is a remote role that can be performed anywhere in Canada. The Economist reports to the Senior Manager of Economic Research.

Requirements

Master's degree in Economics, Public Policy, Data Science, or a related discipline.
Minimum 2–3 years of experience in economic research, forecasting, and labour market analysis, ideally in a Canadian context.
Demonstrated experience contributing to longitudinal research projects and producing dashboards, outlook reports, or applied workforce tools.
Strong writing and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate economic insights to technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience with labour market data and policy.
Experience with macroeconomic, sectoral, and input-output economic modelling.
Experience with data analytics and visualization tools such as Python, R, SAS, Tableau, or Power BI.
Experience with forecasting techniques and modelling.
High integrity, good judgment, confidentiality, and ethical compliance in handling confidential information and data.
Ability to work with remote teams across Canada and adapt to evolving requirements and continuous feedback.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with equity-deserving groups or inclusive labour policy.
Familiarity with LMI frameworks or intergovernmental data integration initiatives.
Experience with occupational and industry classifications, skills taxonomies, or concordances between classification systems.
Bilingualism in English and French is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

Carry out the methodology for ICTC labour market outlook reports, including longitudinal and cross-sectoral labour market analysis.
Support quarterly economic briefs on current labour trends and digital economy shifts.
Support the development of LMI dashboards and tools covering occupational shifts, emerging technologies, and regional skills demand.
Work with provincial and territorial partners and stakeholders to align federal and provincial LMI data and inform workforce planning.
Help develop and maintain the ICT LMI Hub for Canadian businesses and policymakers.
Participate in advisory council activities, co-design sessions, and external events to validate findings and strengthen industry relevance.
Collaborate with qualitative and quantitative researchers and policy analysts on integrated, mixed-methods research initiatives.
Translate project objectives into research questions, analytical plans, and deliverables; identify data requirements, dependencies, and methodological risks.
Manage assigned research workstreams, monitor timelines, and communicate emerging findings, limitations, and delivery risks to the project lead.
Conduct literature reviews and jurisdictional scans on digital economy trends, skills, and workforce policies to inform the LMO.
Contribute to the design and delivery of key informant interviews and longitudinal employer surveys; analyze hiring intentions, skills gaps, and technology adoption, and maintain consistency across survey waves.
Contribute to publications, conferences, and stakeholder engagements on Canada's digital economy.
Produce research papers, sector briefs, and data-driven insights on Canada's ICT labour market.
Analyze how automation, AI, cybersecurity, clean technology, digital infrastructure, and other emerging technologies and priority areas shape skills demand across sectors.
Examine employment, wages, productivity, job quality, and skills demand in digital economy labour-market analysis.
Contribute to forecasting capabilities and economic modelling, including input-output models, by integrating new data sources and methodologies.
Contribute to quantitative economic impact analyses of programs.
Collect, integrate, and manage large, complex datasets from Statistics Canada, RTRA, Vicinity Jobs, and provincial sources.
Uphold accessibility, reproducibility, and transparency in analytical outputs.
Perform data cleaning, harmonization, and predictive analytics for longitudinal and cross-sectional research.
Maintain documented definitions and mappings for digital economy industries, occupations, and skills to support consistent measurement.
Follow applicable data access, confidentiality, and disclosure requirements, and document their effects on analysis and reporting.
Work with government relations, policy, and communications teams to disseminate findings in accessible formats.
Support engagement with government departments, academic institutions, research networks, and industry associations.
Contribute to grant proposals, stakeholder reports, and evidence-informed recommendations supporting ICTC's strategic priorities.