Labour Market Information

Construction Forecasts

"The Construction Forecasts Website is an online delivery system that provides construction organizations with timely forecast data on residential and non-residential construction investment activity and labour supply and demand at the national, provincial and regional levels."

Learning the Trades

Canada is feeling a growing shortfall of skilled tradespeople. This shortage will clearly grow more acute in the future if not immediately addressed.

2005 Nova Scotia Labour Market Review

"Nova Scotia’s employment grew strongly between 2001 and 2004, averaging 2.1%. This was slightly ahead of growth in Ontario and just short of the national average."

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The Decade Ahead: Strategic Human Resource Study of the Upstream Petroleum Industry

"This study, directed by the Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada (Petroleum Council) and conducted by independent consultants, considered the role of Canada’s upstream petroleum industry within the global marketplace, analyzed current and future market challenges, and assessed their impact on the domestic industry and its workforce.

Prospecting the Future: Meeting Human Resources Challenges in the Canadian Minerals and Metals Industry

"A comprehensive sector study of the short- and long-term human resource issues and challenges facing the minerals and metals industry.

National Summary of Construction Labour Requirements

National Summary of Labour Requirements, 2006 - 2014 

"A detailed analysis of employment requirements,
the available workforce, training and certification programs, replacement demand related to retirement, workforce mobility, and market rankings for over 30 construction trades and occupations in 14 regional markets.

A Study of Aboriginal Participation in the Construction Industry

"A Study of Aboriginal Participation in Canada’s Construction Industry seeks to quantify the Aboriginal construction workforce, determine to what extent existing services and infrastructures are effective