Open Nshipyard data story · Late 2026 · Chart 4 of 7

Everybody now needs AI, but the Canada jump has a rule behind it

AI words in 19.0% of Canadian postings, Sep 30, 2026. AI words appear in 19.0% of all Canadian Indeed postings on Sep 30, 2026, up from 5.7% a year earlier and 1.7% in 2019. Ontario sits at 28% in May 2026, up from 9% in Oct 2025, after Ontario's Jan 2026 rule requiring employers with 25 or more staff to disclose AI use in hiring.

Bar charts: Canada AI mentions 1.7% in 2019, 5.7% in Sep 2025, 19.0% in Sep 2026; by country, Canada 19.0%, UK 9.9%, US 7.3%, Australia 7.1%

Source: Indeed Hiring Lab AI Tracker, to Sep 30, 2026. Ontario's Jan 2026 disclosure rule drives much of Canada's jump.

Chart 4 of 7 from The State of the tech job market in Canada (Late 2026), an Open Nshipyard data story. Figures come from public sources, cited with dates; private sources are labelled private.