--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/research/the-state-of-knowledge-on-the-role-and-impact-of-labour-market-information-a-survey-of-the-canadian-evidence/" title: "The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the Canadian Evidence" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-02T13:29:49+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-02T13:29:49+00:00" post_type: "research" summary: "" post_tag: - "Canada" - "Canadian evidence" - "career decision-making" - "employers" - "HRSDC" - "labour market information" - "labour market outcomes" - "LMI" country_focus: - "Canada" province_region: - "National" research_theme: - "Labour Markets" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/old-reports_hero_banner_bg.webp" status: "publish" --- # The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the Canadian Evidence Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/research/the-state-of-knowledge-on-the-role-and-impact-of-labour-market-information-a-survey-of-the-canadian-evidence/ # The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the Canadian Evidence [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2010-04-1.pdf) Cite this report × Cite this report as: Murray, Alexander. 2010. “The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the Canadian Evidence.” CSLS Research Report 2010-04. Ottawa: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. https://csls.ca/research/the-state-of-knowledge-on-the-role-and-impact-of-labour-market-information-a-survey-of-the-canadian-evidence/ ## Author: - Alexander Murray Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) ## Report 2010-04 June 2010 43 pages ## Related research [Living Standards Domain of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing Andrew Sharpe, Christopher Ross November 2011 | Report 2011-17 | 124 pages](https://csls.ca/research/living-standards-domain-of-the-canadian-index-of-wellbeing-2011-17/) [Measuring the Appropriate Outcomes for Better Decision-Making: A Framework to Guide the Analysis of Health Policy Matthew Calver March 2016 | Report 2016-03 | 132 pages](https://csls.ca/research/measuring-the-appropriate-outcomes-for-better-decision-making-a-framework-to-guide-the-analysis-of-health-policy-2016-03/) [Productivity: Key to Economic Success Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) March 1998 | Report 1998-01 | 99 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-key-to-economic-success/) [Apprenticeship in Canada: A Training System Under Siege? 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The purpose of this exercise is to provide a summary of the current state of knowledge on the role and impact of LMI in Canada, to assess the contribution of recent research to that knowledge, and to outline areas in which further research is required. The report finds that we know very little about the impact of LMI per se on labour market outcomes. The Canadian LMI literature does demonstrate that employers and individuals consider LMI to be useful in decision-making, and that LMI and LMI-related programs can have a positive impact on individuals’ labour market knowledge and career decision-making. Ce rapport propose une évaluation critique des efforts canadiens récents visant à mesurer et à évaluer l’incidence de l’information sur le marché du travail (IMT). L’objectif de cet exercice est de présenter un résumé de l’état actuel des connaissances sur le rôle et l’incidence de l’IMT au Canada, d’évaluer la contribution des recherches récentes à ces connaissances, et de cerner les domaines où des recherches supplémentaires sont nécessaires. Le rapport constate que l’on en sait très peu sur l’incidence de l’IMT en soi sur les résultats du marché du travail. La littérature canadienne sur l’IMT démontre toutefois que les employeurs et les particuliers considèrent l’IMT comme utile à la prise de décision, et que l’IMT et les programmes connexes peuvent avoir une incidence positive sur les connaissances des particuliers à l’égard du marché du travail et sur leurs décisions de carrière. [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2010-04-1.pdf)