BC Labour Market Report - Jan 2 2013
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Recently the CIBC released a report by Benjamin Tal titled, The Haves and Have Nots of Canada's Labour Market. In the report, Tal details the challenge of our emerging labour market as well as occupations facing skills shortages and those that will go into surplus. The following is only a small portion of the information, To view the whole report: please click on this link.
An analysis of Canada's job market shows there is a growing divide between have and have not occupations. On one hand, we are increasingly seeing jobs go unfilled for long stretches due to a lack of skilled applicants. In fact, the Prime Minister recently described skills shortages in the Canadian labour market as "the biggest challenge our country faces".
But at the other end of the labour market spectrum, there is growing evidence that the size of the labour surplus pool is also on the rise. For a number of occupations, employment opportunities are increasingly disappearing.
Traditional occupations like butchers, bakers, tailors, labourers in manufacturing, office managers and clerks are showing signs of labour surplus (List 2), as are secondary and elementary school teachers.
The list of occupations with signs of skills shortages includes many positions in traditional health care roles, such as doctors, nurses and dentists (List 1). The health care list also includes optometrists, chiropractors, pharmacists, dietitians and nutritionists. Mining, engineering and science occupations are also facing skills shortages.
Officials claim the recent adjustments to the immigration system are designed to ease the pain of skill shortages, but many are concerned that these changes will only have a minor impact and the ongoing labour market challenges are so great that multiple approaches are required.
List 1: 25 Occupations Showing Signs of Skills Shortages
List 2: 20 Occupations Showing Signs of Labour Surplus
Recently the CIBC released a report by Benjamin Tal titled, The Haves and Have Nots of Canada's Labour Market. In the report, Tal details the challenge of our emerging labour market as well as occupations facing skills shortages and those that will go into surplus. The following is only a small portion of the information, To view the whole report: please click on this link.
An analysis of Canada's job market shows there is a growing divide between have and have not occupations. On one hand, we are increasingly seeing jobs go unfilled for long stretches due to a lack of skilled applicants. In fact, the Prime Minister recently described skills shortages in the Canadian labour market as "the biggest challenge our country faces".
But at the other end of the labour market spectrum, there is growing evidence that the size of the labour surplus pool is also on the rise. For a number of occupations, employment opportunities are increasingly disappearing.
Traditional occupations like butchers, bakers, tailors, labourers in manufacturing, office managers and clerks are showing signs of labour surplus (List 2), as are secondary and elementary school teachers.
The list of occupations with signs of skills shortages includes many positions in traditional health care roles, such as doctors, nurses and dentists (List 1). The health care list also includes optometrists, chiropractors, pharmacists, dietitians and nutritionists. Mining, engineering and science occupations are also facing skills shortages.
Officials claim the recent adjustments to the immigration system are designed to ease the pain of skill shortages, but many are concerned that these changes will only have a minor impact and the ongoing labour market challenges are so great that multiple approaches are required.
List 1: 25 Occupations Showing Signs of Skills Shortages
- Managers in Engineering, Architecture, Science & Info Systems
- Managers in Health, Education, Social and Community Services
- Managers in Construction and Transportation
- Auditors, Accountants and Investment Professionals
- Human Resources and Business Service Professionals
- Professional Occupations in Natural and Applied Sciences
- Physical Science Professionals
- Life Science Professionals
- Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical Engineers
- Other Engineers
- Professional Occupations in Health
- Physicians, Dentists and Veterinarians
- Optometrists, Chiropractors and Other Health Diagnosing and Treating Professionals
- Pharmacists, Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Therapy and Assessment Professionals
- Nurse Supervisors and Registered Nurses
- Technical and Related Occupations in Health
- Medical Technologists and Technicians (Except Dental Health)
- Technical Occupations in Dental Health Care
- Other Technical Occupations In Health Care (Except Dental)
- Psychologists, Social Workers, Counsellors, Clergy and Probation Officers
- Supervisors, Mining, Oil and Gas
- Underground Miners, Oil and Gas Drillers and Related Workers
- Supervisors in Manufacturing
- Supervisors, Processing Occupations
List 2: 20 Occupations Showing Signs of Labour Surplus
- Managers in Manufacturing and Utilities
- Clerical Supervisors
- Clerical Occupations
- Clerical Occupations, General Office Skills
- Office Equipment Operators
- Finance and Insurance Clerks
- Mail and Message Distribution Occupations
- Secondary & Elementary Teachers and Counsellors
- Sales and Service Supervisors
- Cashiers
- Occupations in Food and Beverage Services
- Tour & Recreational Guides and Amusement Occupations
- Other Attendants in Travel, Accommodation and Recreation
- Technical Occupations in Personal Service
- Other Occupations in Personal Service
- Butchers & Bakers
- Upholsterers, Tailors, Shoe Repairers, Jewellers and Related Occupations
- Fishing Vessel Masters and Skippers and Fishermen/Women
- Machine Operators & Related Workers in Metal and Mineral
- Products Processing
- Machine Operators & Related Workers in Pulp & Paper Production and Wood Processing