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

Allison Leanage and Tahsin Mehdi

Economic and Social Reports from Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: potential occupational; artificial intelligence; certified journeypersons (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-01-28
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