The net change in the number of people employed in Canada . Increases in employment are generally accompanied by higher consumption and expenditure levels. At the same time, higher employment, consumption and expenditures may lead to heightened inflationary pressures that encourage central banks to tighten monetary policy. If the Bank of Canada were to raise interest rates, it would put upward pressure on the Canadian dollar.

Because this is the main employment report in Canada it tends to have significant impact on the market. The headline figure is the change in employment in thousands.

Relevance : Tends to move markets on release
Release Schedule : 7:00 AM (EST); monthly, at roughly the first week of the reporting month
Source of Report : Statistics Canada
Web Address : http://www.statcan.ca/start.html
Address of Release : http://www.statcan.ca/english/Subjects/Labour/LFS/lfs-en.htm