WPC names Canada’s top wealth management employers for 2026
The winning organizations treated AI adoption as something to be explained, governed, and earned rather than quietly rolled out, at a point when employees hold unusual leverage over their employers.
There are 20 percent more accounting jobs in Canada than there are accountants to fill them, and Chartered Professional Accountant enrolment has dropped 13 percent over the past two years, Natalie Kassen, president and founder of Kassen Recruitment in Toronto, told Wealth Professional.
Robert Half’s 2026 Canada Salary Guide found that 68 percent of finance and accounting managers are struggling to hire and retain talent, while 88 percent of those departments plan major digital initiatives within the next two years.
Flexibility remains the single biggest differentiator employers are using to compete for a shrinking talent pool.
“People don’t want to be watched,” Kassen said. “They don’t want that nine-to-five typical work life. They do want their hours tied to outcomes.”
