With growth of the local economy through port related expansion providing for the engine that will create employment and require a fairly enthusiastic recruitment campaign.
That in order to answer the demand for jobs that is going to change the population dynamic and create a number of challenges for Prince Rupert and area.
The report which was prepared by Roslyn Kunin and Associates and Human Capital Strategies was commissioned by the Port of Prince Rupert, City of Prince Rrt, Community Futures of the Pacific Northwest and Hecate Strait Development Society.
At 186 pages it covers a fairly lengthy check list of elements exploring the region's current economic base, potential capital projects in the future and the projected labour demand that could come should all of that development that is proposed come to pass.
The project looked to answer seven questions in its scope, researching the answers from a range of stakeholders in the community.
 |
| The scope of the ambitious review of labour market needs (click to enlarge) |
The key findings from the report outlined an expectation that new job openings will be increased by an average of 3.3 per cent per year between now and 2028.
That would make for a rate that is three times higher than the estimated rate of openings to be found across the province of British Columbia in the same period of time.
It is estimated 1,910 new full time jobs created in Prince Rupert up to 2030.
Should all the capital projects move forward additional employment opportunities will be generated for construction, transportation, warehousing and other industries.
 |
| Key findings of the labour market research (click to enlarge) |
Much of the new employment that is anticipated will be driven by Port development, with a number of major projects either underway, or in the planning stage for the next few years.
 |
| A look at some of the capital projects proposed for Prince Rupert (click to enlarge) |
It is also expected that as the LNG Canada project ramps up in Kitimat and other similar scale projects are developed in the Terrace/Kitimat region that the pull on labour will be felt on the North Coast.
The prospect of additional jobs on the horizon comes as the community is already facing its challenges at the moment in keeping positions filled, particularly in the retail health and service sectors.
 |
| Where the greatest need for workers can be found moving forward (click to enlarge) |
More from the four major stakeholders on the document from the information release that introduces the document to the community, which you can read here.
The entire 186 pages of the Labour Market Research report can be found from the redesign rupert website here.
The release of the report this week, serves as a preview of Thursday's redesign rupert presentation at the Lester Centre, when the Prince Rupert 2030 plan will be introduced to the public.
Last week, Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain offered up a preview of the Thursday event with some notes for his social media stream.
That event which starts at 7 PM will also be streamed live through CityWest Community Television and made available for review on their Facebook page.
For more notes on the work of redesign rupert see our archive page here.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
No comments:
Post a Comment