14 WINTER 2018
What do you
see to be the
biggest barriers
impacting
your ability to
hire qualified
employees in
your business?
Please select
the top two from
the list.
TOP 2 BARRIERS IMPACTING ACCESS
TO SKILLED LABOUR
Lack of funds to hire qualified staff
(can't meet the market pay range for the right person) 23
Inability to attract qualified candidates 21
Wages don't meet expectations 21
Time and cost of training 20
Amount of steady work to offer 18
Alignment of current employee skills and
abilities with needs 14
Not suited to the specific requirement of work 12
Lack of proper training 10
Turnover related to hiring the wrong
person/talent mis-match 10
Education 8
Lack of proper certification 7
I experience no issue in terms of access to labour 12
Don't know 6
TOTAL TOP 2
SELECTIONS
%
The government needs to be involved but in a
limited manner
The government should be leading the charge
and active with incentives and subsidies
The government should be "hands off" and let
market forces dictate
Don't know
0 10 20 30 40 50
43%
43%
8%
8%
What role do you see the provincial government having
in economic development in the province?
