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The Construction Sector Council released its Construction Looking Forward annual labour market forecast for Manitoba on April 19, 2011.
The report, which predicts market conditions from 2011-2019 for the province, foresees a steady, balanced growth that raises construction employment by 11% across the 2011 - 2019 scenario period, with employment estimated to increase by more than 20% between 2011 and 2014.
The report says an estimated 6,000 new workforce entrants will join the construction industry, but that retirements will also reduce it by about 6,400. New construction means a balance of about 4,600 workers will need to be recruited from outside the local market.
"The need to attract skilled workers from other industries and provinces, when others are also competing for these skills, highlights the importance of our continued career promotion to attract youth, women, Aboriginal people, and immigrants, says John Schubert, Principal, McCaine Electric Ltd. We also need to expand and adapt our training and apprenticeship programs to attract these workers."
Labour requirements for new construction across the scenario from 2011 to 2019 increase the labour force by 4,300 workers. Much of this labour force expansion will need to take place between 2011 and 2014. The exit of 6,400 workers attributed to retirements and mortality raises the total labour force requirement to 10,700. With only 6,000 new entrants expected to join the industry across the 2011-2019 scenario, a balance of 4,600 workers will need to be recruited from outside the local construction market to meet labour requirements. This in-mobility will be essential for maintaining balanced markets. It requires attracting skilled workers from other industries and provinces at a time when other projects may be competing for these skills.
"We continue to work collaboratively with our partner at the national level, Construction Sector Council, to ensure we pursue national standards in all of our training to maintain the mobility of our workforce."
Manitoba's Construction Looking Forward Scenario 2011-2019 is available along with all forecast scenario data at www.constructionforecasts.ca
Source: WCA E-News
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.
www.constructionforecasts.ca
- The Labour Market Information Unit (LMIU), Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade co-ordinates, develops and disseminates labour market information.
Some useful federal government sites:
- www.servicecanada.gc.ca |
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