Economic Development Manager Jobs in Ontario (NOW HIRING)

Get ready to launch your career! We are looking for sharp minds to join our growing team, offering you the opportunity to uniquely apply economic and workforce analysis in an advisory context, providing strategic value to our clients.

The successful candidate will lead workforce development consulting engagements across Canada, combining strategic advisory work with advanced labour market analytics.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead workforce development strategies across sectors and regions, including labour forecasting, skills gap analysis, and workforce planning
• Advise on the design and evaluation of skills and training systems, including apprenticeships, upskilling/reskilling, and micro‑credentials
• Lead sector‑based workforce initiatives with industry and employers across priority sectors (e.g., construction, clean energy, health, digital)
• Design and execute labour market research and program evaluations using major Canadian datasets
• Translate complex analysis into clear reports, briefings, visualisations, and executive presentations
• Manage client relationships, deliver executive presentations, mentor staff, and support business development

Our team delivers strategic advisory, analytics, and evaluation services focused on workforce development, employment systems, and economic development across Canada. We support governments, industry, and communities in responding to labour market change and building resilient, inclusive workforces.

Our work includes:

• Workforce strategy, planning, and forecasting
• Labour market analysis and intelligence
• Skills and training system design
• Program evaluation and performance measurement
• Sector-based and regional workforce solutions

We work closely with federal, provincial, territorial, and Indigenous partners, as well as sector councils, training providers, and employer organizations.

You are someone with:

• A degree in public policy, economics, public administration, education, human resources development, urban/regional planning, statistics, or a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred
• Six or more years of experience in workforce development consulting, government workforce policy, training system administration, sector council leadership, or a comparable role within Canada’s workforce ecosystem
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a management or leadership role, including responsibility for project delivery, mentoring staff, or managing teams
• Demonstrated expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods and hands-on experience with Canadian labour market datasets
• Experience designing and delivering program evaluations using recognized evaluation frameworks
• Outstanding analytical, writing, and communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality reports, data visualizations, and executive-level presentations
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder projects for federal agencies, provincial ministries, and/or Indigenous organizations
• Quebec Locations: Bilingualism in French and English is required for this position due to the nature of the role having interactions with National & Global clients and project teams

The following experience is not mandatory, but an asset:

• Strong understanding of Canada’s federal-provincial-territorial workforce policy architecture (e.g., WDAs, LMDAs, Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program, apprenticeship and Red Seal systems, provincial delivery models)
• Experience working with Indigenous communities, with demonstrated cultural competence is an asset
• Business development experience, including government proposal writing
• Eligibility for Government of Canada security clearance 
• Excellent English communication skills; Bilingualism in French is an asset 

A cover letter that includes your motivations in applying is a mandatory part of your application. It will display your writing abilities and give you an opportunity to tell us why you are passionate about helping our clients thrive in an ever-changing world. Please feel free to submit examples of written work or communications that you have completed which support your submission. Please include your cover letter and any supporting documents in one PDF with your resume. We look forward to seeing your application!

The salary range for this position is $101,000 - $169,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.
Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth.  Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.