Current State of the Labour Market in Canada

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STATE OF THE LABOUR

MARKET

Marc Belaiche, CPA, CA

President, TorontoJobs.ca

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AGENDA

•10 OBSERVATIONS

•WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

•QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

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OBSERVATION #1

PEOPLE ARE GETTING JOBS…ONTARIO =

7.1% (LOWEST SINCE OCT 2008)

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CANADA EMPLOYMENT

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OBSERVATION #2

EMPLOYEES ARE STAYING LONGER IN

THEIR JOBS

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OBSERVATION #3

THIS IS NOT A NORMAL LABOUR

MARKET

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MARC BELAICHE STATSNORMAL NOW

ACTIVE 20% 20%

PASSIVE 60% 20%

NO INTEREST 20% 60%

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OBSERVATION #4

DON’T KID YOURSELF….

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QUESTION

WHO HAS MOST

LEVERAGE?

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OBSERVATION #5

SERIOUS SKILLS SHORTAGE FOR

SOME POSITIONS

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WHAT SHORTAGE?SOME EXAMPLES:

• Drivers/Warehouse

• Retail/Customer Service/Call Centre

• Inside Sales

• Skilled Trades

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WHAT GLUT?

SOME EXAMPLES:

• General Accountants

• HR Generalists

• Marketing

• Students (15-24) – 13% unempl.

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OBSERVATION #6

71% OF EMPLOYEES “NOT ENGAGED” OR

“ACTIVELY DISENGAGED”

(GALLOP)

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OBSERVATION #6

…AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT

LEAVING…

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OBSERVATION #7

LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED

250K > 6 MONTHS

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OBSERVATION #8

WAGES ARE GENERALLY STAGNANT

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OBSERVATION #9

EMPLOYEES ARE OVERWORKED &

STRESSED…

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OBSERVATION #9“Things are just crazy in the office

where I’m supposed to cover 3

different roles. So many of my co-

workers have such high expectations

of what I should be able to

accomplish. I am already a fast

worker but I still have only 2 hands and only 8 hours in the day to do it!”

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OBSERVATION #10

VOLUNTEERS

AND

INTERNS

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WHAT TO DO?• ALWAYS BE ON LOOKOUT

• SOCIAL MEDIA

• GET RID OF ACTIVELY DISENGAGED (18%)

• UNFILLED POSITIONS COSTS YOUR COMPANY

• PROMOTE? TRANSFER / CHANGE WORK?

• TAKE A CHANCE?

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• JOB POSTINGS

• RESUME ACCESS

• RECRUITMENT

–TEMPORARY

–PERMANENT

• JOB FAIRS

• TORONTO ENTREPRENEURS

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THANK YOU

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?Marc Belaiche, CPA, CA

President

TorontoJobs.ca

Marc.Belaiche@TorontoJobs.ca

905-566-5627x2873

THANK YOU!

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THANK YOU

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?Marc Belaiche, CPA, CA

President

TorontoJobs.ca

Marc.Belaiche@TorontoJobs.ca

905-566-5627x2873

THANK YOU!

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THANK YOU

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?Marc Belaiche, CPA, CA

President

TorontoJobs.ca

Marc.Belaiche@TorontoJobs.ca

905-566-5627x2873

THANK YOU!

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THANK YOU

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?Marc Belaiche, CPA, CA

President

TorontoJobs.ca

Marc.Belaiche@TorontoJobs.ca

905-566-5627x2873

THANK YOU!

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