Four out of 10 Canadian jobs to be lost to technology: report

A tinny voice asks, "Would you like fries with that?" A flashing screen says, "That colour really brings out your eyes." Welcome to our automated future, where more than 40 per cent of Canadian jobs have been replaced by technology. "Our findings show that a significant percentage of Canadian jobs are at a high risk of being replaced by automation over the next 10 to 20 years," Brookfield Institute for Innovation Entrepreneurship executive director Sean Mullin said in a written statement. In a report released Wednesday, the Ryerson University-based institute says that nearly 42 per cent of Canada's workforce is at a high risk of being affected by automation over the next two decades. You can see what the probability of automation in your field is via this interactive chart.