MBiz | December 2018

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%

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10

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30

40

50

14

WINTER 2018

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