Canadian Campus Recruitment Outlook Survey 2026
Participate in the survey to get your free report!
Benchmark your campus recruiting efforts and stay ahead!
Contribute to Brainstorm Strategy Group’s annual national survey of employers who hire university and college students in Canada and receive a complimentary copy of the 2026 Canadian Campus Recruitment Outlook Report (valued at $895).
Your insights will help shape a comprehensive picture of Canada’s early-talent landscape — from hiring forecasts and recruitment goals to the skills and experiences employers value most.
What’s in the report
The Canadian Campus Recruitment Outlook Report offers 35+ pages of analysis and 30+ charts exploring every facet of campus and early-talent recruiting in Canada, including:
- Year-over-year changes in hiring levels for full-time, co-op, internship, and summer positions
- Effective recruitment methods and campus activities
- In-demand skills and evolving employer expectations
- Key challenges and goals for recruitment programs
- Factors influencing employers’ hiring forecasts
- Top goals of employers’ campus and early talent recruitment programs
- Retention rates of new grad hires after one, two and three years
- Employers’ top recruitment challenges
- Approaches employers are using to build brand awareness
- % of employers who increased, decreased or maintained their previous year’s salary levels
- Changes to job application and job acceptance rates
- Plus insightful “reality checks” prompting employers to rethink their perceptions and behaviours in light of the data
- And dozens of additional data points exploring Canada’s evolving early-talent landscape.
Why participate
- Free access to the full 2026 report (a $895 value)
- Quick and easy — takes about 10 minutes
- Confidential — results reported in aggregate, with no attribution to individual organizations
Make your voice heard and help shape the future of campus recruiting in Canada.
Please complete the survey only if your organization hires university or college students in Canada for co-op, internship, summer, or new graduate roles.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Julie Rahmer, Learning, Research & Engagement Lead
julie@brainstorm.ca
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