Manitoba’s economic outlook is increasingly shaped by workforce challenges, including labour shortages, skills gaps, and intensified competition for talent. Business leaders report that these issues are worsening, even as the labour market evolves rapidly for workers. At this pivotal moment, addressing workforce needs is critical to enabling business growth, advancing projects, and supporting community well-being. Solutions require aligning education and training with current economic demands, creating clear career pathways for young people, improving access to talent both locally and externally, and strengthening supports like child care. Through advocacy and collaboration, the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce is working to advance workforce development, support business adaptation, and expand opportunities for under-represented groups, with the goal of building a stronger, future-ready workforce for long-term provincial growth.
Advertisers | 1 |
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba | 5 |
Thompson Airport | 7 |
Southport Aerospace Centre Inc. | 8 |
Harvest Manitoba | 8 |
Royal Aviation Museum | 9 |
Efficiency Manitoba | 10 |
Opportunities for Employment | 16 |
Commissionaires | 16 |
Greenstone Building Products | 16 |
MEIA | 18 |
Matrix Video | 20 |
Manitoba Centennial Centre for Arts & Culture | 22 |
Manitoba Pork | 27 |
Keystone Agricultural Producers | 28 |
EMILI | 28 |
ACU Agribusiness Financial Centre | 28 |
Manitoba Tourism | 30 |
Crosier Kilgour | 33 |
Efficiency Manitoba | 34 |
First Peoples Development Inc. | 35 |
South Beach Casino & Resort | 36 |
Architecture 49 | 36 |
TIPI Group of Companies | 37 |
Potash and Agri Development Corporation of Manitoba | 37 |
Cantalk | 39 |
Go 2 Toursim | 40 |
Manitoba Association of Senior Communities | 40 |
The Law Society of Manitoba | 41 |
Mid Canada Rail Park | 42 |
Manitoba School Boards Association | 43 |
Manitoba Blue Cross | 44 |
Editorial | 1 |
Manitoba at the leading edge of critical minerals sector | 6 |
Manitoba stands at the forefront of aerospace and defence | 12 |
Building the energy system for what comes next | 17 |
Agricultural innovation as strategic strength | 24 |
Manitoba’s bioscience sector becomes economic driver | 32 |
Manitoba’s central location provides sizeable economic advantages | 38 |
Also in this issue: | 1 |
Manitoba’s strategic opportunity | 4 |
RRC Polytech's Research Partnerships & Innovation | 11 |
Sio Silica: Manitoba’s next industrial opportunity | 15 |
Manitoba's Green Advantage: Building a greener, more competitive Manitoba | 21 |
Manitoba Blue Cross: Workplace well-being support for whatever comes your way | 23 |
Johnston Group: Built for small business, then and now | 29 |
Travel Manitoba: Manitoba’s tourism success story | 30 |
Asper School of Business: From classroom to Churchill | 43 |
WBM Technologies: Digital sovereignty is no longer just a government concern | 44 |
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