While there is no evidence of a looming skills crisis, the authors of this report argue that Canada can do much better to improve the efficiency of its labour market.
This report is part of a labour market information study initiated by the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) to help address current and future human resource requirements.
In this report, the authors point to a combination of factors that add up to difficult times for the plastics industry in Canada. Some factors may be temporary, like the overvalued Canadian dollar. But others, like increased competition from China and India, are part of a new reality the sector must deal with.
This six-minute video offers an introduction to Ontario’s network of 25 local boards, funded by the province’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The local boards work with community partners to address workforce development issues.
This presentation was given during the 2010 Spotlight on Learning conference, hosted by Ontario Literacy Coalition (OLC), and during Literacy Nova Scotia’s 2010 conference.
Report Prepared for the Advisory Panel to the Forum of Labour Market Ministers
This report was prepared in 2009 for the advisory panel to the Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) on Labour Market Information (LMI). FLMM is made up of the federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for labour market policy and programming.
In an ever-changing work environment, workers wishing to remain employable and employers wishing to maintain a competitive edge require a strong foundation of flexible skills to continuously learn and change along with the work. In order to plan successfully for workforce development, employers need to analyze the essential skills of their workforce. That's where this guide comes in.
Canadian Policy Research Networks began the Pathways project in an attempt to shed more light on the paths young people take through school to the labour market and on the institutional and policy arrangements and values that support or hinder successful pathways.
This report by the Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre, an independent national labour-business organization, is the culmination of an in-depth examination of adjustment and transition issues as experienced by individuals, enterprises, and sectors.
