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)
TOTAL TOP 2 SELECTIONS %
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.
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
What role do you see the provincial government having in economic development in the province?
The government needs to be involved but in a limited manner
43%
The government should be leading the charge and active with incentives and subsidies
43%
The government should be "hands off" and let market forces dictate
8%
Don't know
8%
0
10
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30
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50
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WINTER 2018
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