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Information for
Researchers
Where are the
job vacancies?
Latest report on
Skills Shortages from the Canadian Policy Research Network http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1088
Summary of information
on Job Vacancies
prepared by the Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services
Feedback on job vacancies
as reported by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business -- Help
Wanted
What is happening
in the labour market this month?
(note: these are pdf files, each is approx. 125 kb)
June
2005
Youth labour market facts -- June 2005
for results from
previous months, please visit Archive
What is the nature
and extent of skills shortages in B.C.?
What
do we mean when we talk about skills shortages?
How do we measure and forecast skills
shortages?
What is the evidence of skills shortages
today?
Profiles of some
of B.C.'s key sectors
(note these
are pdf files, each is approx. 125 kb)
What if
I need more detailed information on skills shortages and labour market
trends?
Governments use a
variety of methods to to try to forecast future skill and labour demands
in order to inform public policy decisions. Not only is this difficult
to do precisely, but also requires interpetation of many indicators. Staff
in the Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services have been working on
identifying critical skill pressures over the next decade. Individual
employers and industry associations involved in labour supply/demand planning
who are interested in this detailed information can use the "talk
to us" link to contact someone in the Skills Development Branch.
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