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The quality of jobs available to Canadians has steadily declined over the last 20 years, and it’s leaving the country vulnerable to economic shocks, a new report warns.

The younger generations can forget about following in their parents’ footsteps. Canada’s job market is quickly changing, and workers must evolve to keep up.

“Don’t look at where your parents got jobs, and those sectors that paid well,” said Eddy Ng, professor and F.C. Manning Chair in Economics and Business at Dalhousie University.

He recommends looking to labour market forecasts not just in your province or territory, but also in the U.S. and overseas, to see which occupations are projected to be in demand.

Read more: (http://globalnews.ca/news/3092570/how-you-can-find-canadas-best-jobs-in-a-declining-market/)