BC Manufacturing Insights

Manufacturing GPS

Are you a stakeholder in the British Columbia manufacturing sector? Are you looking for information about and solutions for attraction, recruitment, and retention challenges?

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A labour market study in British Columbia

EMC is currently conducting an unprecedented deep-dive labour market study in British Columbia’s manufacturing sector. This survey is part of a Labour Market Information (LMI) initiative in British Columbia to better understand the current and emerging workforce needs of the manufacturing sector, with a focus on youth and internationally trained newcomer talent.

Your insights as a manufacturer are essential. The information you provide will help identify workforce challenges, skills gaps, recruitment and retention needs, and the opportunities that exist to better support talent entering and growing within BC’s manufacturing industry. Findings from this survey will help inform future programs, supports, and policies that strengthen the sector’s labour market.

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Summary
Project Phases
Survey Results & Updates

The specific objectives of the project are to:

Identify current hiring and skills challenges facing employers in manufacturing and related industries
Explore attitudes and experiences with hiring and retaining immigrants and internationally trained workers
Understand how employers share input with government, educators, and sector organizations
Assess supports and resources that would help employers better recruit, train, and retain diverse, skilled workers

By sharing your perspective, you’re helping shape responsive solutions that strengthen not only your workforce, but the competitiveness and resilience of BC’s manufacturing sector as a whole.

Project Phases

July – December 2024: disseminate employer survey
August – December 2024: disseminate education survey
November – February 2025: host four webinars to share data as it becomes available
April – September 2025: host regional townhalls across the province in manufacturing hubs including Edmonton, Calgary, Central Alberta, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Grand Prairie, Ft. McMurray, and Lloydminster
October – December 2025: develop and share roadmaps

Using our expertise in qualitative and quantitative research, the province-wide initiative will target up to 300 BC firms/processors in all manufacturing regions – an unprecedented data collection effort for British Columbia’s sector. The data and findings will be delivered through EMC’s ManufacturingGPS platform, a unique online LMI platform that integrates evergreen LMI with EMC’s approach to visualizing labour market intelligence based on relevant industry needs.

More information coming soon.

Looking for more information?

Contact: Arien Aubertin, Project Manager

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