Pol Smirnov
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Personal portfolio · Toronto

A closer look at Canada’s workforce.

I’m Pol, a talent intelligence analyst with a background in HR systems and reporting. Here, I use public data to explore hiring pressure, job demand and workforce participation.

Public Statistics Canada data.
Checked in Python and Power BI.

Explore Canada’s workforce
Canada’s Hiring Pressure Monitor. Explore Canada’s labour market. An interactive report by Pol Smirnov, with an illustrated map of Canada.

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Canada’s Hiring
Pressure Monitor.

Market direction, Canada, July 2026. Five labour-market indicators above a trend comparing unemployment and vacancy rates. Static report preview.
Market direction · July 2026 · Static preview

A Power BI report connecting hiring trends, job demand and workforce participation across Canada.

Meet Ask Luna, your dashboard guide.

Explore three checked examples below. Ask your own questions with Luna inside the report.

Which provinces had the highest share of unfilled jobs?

Alberta and Manitoba tied at 3.3%, the highest published provincial rate in July 2026. Prince Edward Island’s rate was unavailable.

Which industry added the most jobs over the year?

Health care and social assistance added 82,455 payroll positions in Canada between July 2025 and July 2026, the largest industry increase. This is a net change, not the number of people hired.

Is unemployment going up or down?

Canada’s unemployment rate fell from 6.9% in July 2025 to 6.4% in July 2026, down 0.5 percentage points.

AI-assisted portrait of Pol Smirnov

About me

I bring the HR context
to the numbers.

My experience covers HR system configuration, reporting and recruiting technology, including Workday Recruiting and Dayforce. I’ve supported recruiting teams, tested system changes and improved reporting workflows. Today, I work in talent intelligence in Toronto.

This portfolio is where I put that into practice. The workforce dashboard brings together public data, Python preparation, Power BI measures and explanations a reader can follow back to the source.

Experience and tools:

  • Workday Recruiting
  • Dayforce
  • HRIS configuration
  • Power BI
  • Python
  • Power Platform

Why context matters

Workforce data means little without context.

  1. Ask the right question.

    Open jobs don’t tell us whether people can fill them.

  2. Check the numbers.

    Compare like with like, using clear definitions and sources.

  3. Explain what it means.

    Show what changed—and what the evidence can’t tell us.

Contact

Have a question
about the work?

You can reach me by email or LinkedIn.

Email me LinkedIn
pol@polsmirnov.com