Canadian Mining Industry Employment, Hiring Requirements and Available Talent 10-Year Outlook October 15, 2013 I NFORMATION, I NTELLIGENCE, I NSIGHT
MiHR Priorities Attraction, Retention and Transition (ART) Skills, Learning and Mobility (SLM) Research for Industry Sustainability (RIS) Industry Catalyst and Leader (ICL)
Industry Definition MiHR forecasts include –Exploration and Advanced Development –Mining and Quarrying –Mineral Processing –Support Services and Contractors (for exploration and mining)
Major Centre of Minerals and Metals: Canada
Commodity Mix, by Provinces (Share of Mineral Sales)*
Employment in the Mining Industry and its Prominent Sectors ( )
Canada Mining Labour Market Trends Employment in mining sectors sensitive to economic conditions
Commodity Prices
Canadian Mining Labour Market Trends Mining workforce is ageing
Participation of Aboriginal Peoples, Immigrants and Women
Hiring Requirements and Available Talent Forecasts 2013
Cumulative Hiring Requirements Forecasts by Scenario- to 2023
Cumulative Hiring Requirements Forecasts, by Industry Sector Baseline Scenario- to 2023
Cumulative Hiring Requirements Forecasts, by Occupation Categories, Baseline Scenario, 2, 5 and 10 year
Available Talent for 66 Occupations 66
Available Talent by Broad Occupational Categories to 2023
Talent Labour Pool Pressures, by Occupations
The Gaps
The Gaps by Occupation, to 2023
Focus on Retention and Development Projected Gaps- to 2023
Increase Mining’s Share of Talent Projected Gaps-to 2023
Grow the Talent Pool Projected Gaps-to 2023
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