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Brookfield Institute for Innovation Entrepreneurship and Sean Mullin

automation: Welcome to our automated future, where more than 40 per cent of Canadian jobs have been replaced by technology, according to CTV. 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. A flashing screen says, That colour really brings out your eyes. In a report released Wednesday, the Ryerson University-based institute says that nearly 42 per cent of Canada workforce is at a high risk of being affected by automation over the next two decades. ____ Worried that you'll be replaced by a robot You can see what the probability of automation in your field is via this interactive chart. ____ However, we don't believe that all of these jobs will be lost, Mullin said. Automation, which is the replacement of workers with technology, can already be seen everywhere from automated grocery store checkout counters to electronic immigration kiosks at airports. Many will be restructured and new jobs will be created as the nature of occupations change due to the impact of technology and computerization. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.