Young adults graduating with a bachelor’s degree or higher are facing an increasingly bleak job market in Canada, even more so than many other demographics.
There were 493,000 unemployed individuals holding a bachelor’s degree or higher in the third quarter of 2025 but only 80,600 estimated job vacancies to demand such qualifications, according to Statistics Canada.
What are the reasons for this disparity and what actions can be taken to better the prospects for post-secondary degree holders in Canada?
Experts interviewed by the Epoch Times say the difficulty faced by credentialed young adults is primarily due to a mismatch between the kinds of degrees being obtained and the jobs being created, as well as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), and overall economic decline….