Community Labour Market Plan 18/19
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Community Labour Market Plan 18/19 Peterborough • Northumberland • Kawartha Lakes • Haliburton Acknowledgements The Workforce Development Board would like to thank each and every community member that provided their input and support for the Community Labour Market Plan. As workforce intermediaries, we strive together to better understand the challenges and opportunities facing both the demand side and supply side of our local labour market. The Workforce Development Board would also like to thank its staff, Board of Directors and members of our Governance Structure for their dedicated support for the work that we do. For more information related to the Community Labour Market Plan, please contact: Jennifer Lamantia, Chief Executive Officer Workforce Development Board 159 King Street, Suite 208 Peterborough, Ontario K9J 2R8 Telephone: 705-749-3250 Email: [email protected] Photos licensed through https://stock.adobe.com This project has been funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario Table of contents Executive summary 4 Background 5 LEPC Service Area 6 Peterborough 10 Northumberland 13 Kawartha Lakes 16 Haliburton 19 Existing literature 22 Community input 26 Developing priorities 30 Appendix 31 Executive Summary This is the first Community Labour Market Plan business and our local labour market. produced by the Workforce Development Board Some additional highlights in the Community La- (WDB) under the Local Employment Planning bour Market Plan reflect challenges in our region Council (LEPC) pilot project. with our average individual employment income Our organization serves Northumberland Coun- for the WDB service area at 22% below the pro- ty (which includes Alderville First Nation), Peter- vincial average and where retail sales is a major borough County (which includes Hiawatha First source of employment in our region as well as top- Nation and Curve Lake First Nation), Kawartha ping the list for projected occupational growth. Lakes, and Haliburton County. During our consultations, we heard from employ- In 2015, the Workforce Development Board ers about the local labour force and soft skills, with (WDB) was selected through a competitive Call for oral and written communication as the top skill Proposals to deliver the Local Employment Plan- needed by employers advertising jobs across the ning Council (LEPC) pilot funded by the Ministry board. of Advanced Education and Skills Development In addition to a quantitative analysis, this Com- (MAESD). munity Labour Market Plan was made possible The LEPC pilot began December 1, 2015 through input from over 200 representatives of our through to May 31, 2017 and during that time the valued and respected stakeholder community in- WDB/LEPC completed research and delivered cluding employers, job seekers, employees, and eight projects focused within one of five strategic employment service providers. themes: local labour market information and intel- The content was developed through the active ligence, integrated local planning, service coordi- participation and feedback from our dedicated nation, innovation and research, and shared best Governance structure made up of our Secretariat practices. (Board of Directors), Central Planning Table, Ser- Five of these projects are highlighted and refer- vice Planning Working Group, Industry Business enced in the existing literature outlined in this re- Engagement Working Group, and Intergovern- port. mental Working Group who volunteer their time to The second phase of the LEPC pilot began June attend meetings and provide invaluable insights 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018 and some of the on an ongoing basis. eight projects currently underway were informed We truly appreciate their commitment and dedi- by the evidence from the initial pilot. cation to the LEPC pilot. In December 2017, MAESD announced that the Finally, the expertise and hard work of Jason LEPC pilot has been extended to March 31, 2019 Dennison, manager of operations, and Andrew and we look forward to continuing to collaborate Bell, labour market Information analyst, resulted in with our community partners to stimulate local ap- the foundation of this report supported by Kristen proaches to workforce development. Larocque, junior project officer, and Bev Evans, With the release of the 2016 Census data, this executive assistant, who coordinated meetings Community Labour Market Plan reflects interesting and consultations. changes in the labour force for our region. While The attractive design and creative presentation our population has increased by 3.3% since 2011, was prepared by Scott Howard, community devel- our total labour force for the region was down 3% opment and communications coordinator. from 2011. Our region experienced a huge increase in peo- ple aged 65 and over with growth of over 200% Jennifer Lamantia (53,040 people). This segment of the population in Chief Executive Officer our region may create future opportunities for new Workforce Development Board 4 Background In the late fall of 2015, the Government of Ontario community can work together to respond to with initiated a series of pilot projects across the prov- achievable outcomes that will enhance the work- ince to test the establishment of Local Employ- force and economic opportunities in our local com- ment Planning Councils (LEPCs) in eight regions munities. across Ontario. LEPCs function as workforce in- Critical to the success of this plan was the collec- termediaries designed to improve labour market tive input from the local community which includ- conditions in local communities through enhanced ed: students and educators, employers, employ- collection and dissemination of local labour mar- ees, retired persons, and job seekers representing ket information, and community engagement to a wide demographic range and multiple industry drive local workforce development initiatives. The backgrounds. communities we serve include Northumberland More than 200 community stakeholders helped County, Peterborough City and County, Kawartha inform this plan through in-person interviews and Lakes, and Haliburton County. online questionnaires, which provided the input An effective, responsive local labour market is necessary to gain a better understanding of local at the heart of sustainable, healthy, economic and workforce priorities and needs. workforce development growth. The sections that follow outline our Community Labour Market Plan Information Collection Framework for 2018/19. This comprehensive report provides Gathering local information is a critical activity an in-depth look at the critical factors that shape that helps to inform the current status of the local our current local labour market situation. The plan labour market. It is also the evidence base that also identifies and addresses key labour market helps inform the strategic priorities that the LEPC challenges, opportunities, and recommendations community needs to address. related to the following five key strategic areas: Our LEPC developed an information collection framework that focused on three key elements: • Collection and dissemination of local la- collection of labour market information; accessing bour market knowledge existing literature about the local community; and seeking community input on the perceived chal- • Integrated local planning lenges and opportunities of the local labour mar- ket. • Development of service coordination initia- Labour Market Information refers to the informa- tives for employers tion needed to help make decisions (or develop strategies) related to the local community. • Development of innovative research proj- There are multiple sources of information utilized ects to address identified local labour market in this plan, including national, provincial, and local issues sources of information, as well as data retrieved from subscription-based data providers that deliv- • Sharing of local best practices that help er information specific to the communities repre- strengthen the local labour markets sented in the LEPC catchment area. Existing Literature refers to any LEPC reports Changes in key population demographics, la- or local strategic plans and/or economic develop- bour force participation rates, income, business ment plans that highlight any key labour market concentration, and educational attainment tell us issues. a lot about how our community is developing over Community input refers to information that was time. In addition, local labour market indicators gathered through online questionnaires, focus also inform key strategic priorities that the LEPC groups, and in-person consultations. 5 LEPC service area Population demographics The LEPC service area consists of the following Population counts Population counts for Census Divisions (CD): Northumberland (County), for LEPC area Northumberland Peterborough (City and County), Kawartha Lakes (City) and Haliburton (County). Population (2016) - 317,319 Population (2016) - 85,598 The LEPC regional population in 2016 was 317,319, which represents an increase of 9,990 Population (2011) - 307,329 Population (2011) - 82,126 people (3.3%) from 2011. Population change (%) - 3.3 Population change (%) - 4.2 Indigenous population The indigenous population for the region in 2016 Working age population - 266,865 Working age population - 72,040 was 11,531 (3.6% of total population), which in- cludes the following three First Nation communi- Participation rate (%) - 57.4 Participation rate (%) - 56.7 ties: Alderville First Nation, Hiawatha