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ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑦ Department of Family Services Qatan’ngutiqatigiiliqiyit Ministère des Services à la famille. Trades and Apprenticeship. Supply and Demand. Deatra Walsh and Zsolt Munkacsy Career Development Division dwalsh@gov.nu.ca/zmunkacsy@gov.nu.ca. Outline. Demand Supply
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ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑦ Department of Family Services Qatan’ngutiqatigiiliqiyit Ministère des Services à la famille Trades and Apprenticeship Supply and Demand Deatra Walsh and ZsoltMunkacsy Career Development Division dwalsh@gov.nu.ca/zmunkacsy@gov.nu.ca
Outline • Demand • Supply • Facilitating supply to meet demand
Nunavut’s Labour Market: Government still biggest sector Source: Statistics Canada, 2015, CANSIM
Major projects that will boost economy • Iqaluit Airport • Iqaluit Aquatic Centre • Cambridge Bay Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) • Nanisivik Naval Facility • Iqaluit Deep Sea Port
Employment and Social Development Canada Employment Outlooks
Additional Trades with «Good» Rating in 2016 • Welders and related machine operators • Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics • Residential home builders and renovators • Textile mechanics and repairers • Heavy-duty equipment mechanics • Automotive service technicians • Heavy equipment operators
Supply POPULATION 24,100 (15+ Years) LABOUR FORCE 15,900 Participation Rate 65.3% NOT IN LABOUR FORCE 8,500 EMPLOYED 13,700 Employment Rate 56.2% UNEMPLOYED 2,200 Unemployment Rate 13.9% Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, August 2016
Non-Inuit are employed at disproportionate rates Source: Nunavut Bureau of Statistic, January 2016
Women experience higher employment rates Female 15+ Employment rate: 57.9% Unemployment rate: 8.1% Youth 15-24 Employment rate: 31.0% Unemployment rate: 22.8% Male 15+ Employment rate: 50.7% Unemployment rate: 23.4% Source: Nunavut Bureau of Statistic, January 2016
Facilitating Supply • Changes to the Trade Designation Order • Engaging Industry • Targeted Programming
…and GDP is on the rise Source: Statistics Canada, 2015, CANSIM
Government of Nunavut largest single employer in the territory…
…and Iqaluit has the highest concentration of jobs Location matters! Source: GN data, 2015
Nunavut’s Labour Market: We’re a young territory… Age Distribution, Nunavut Source: Nunavut Bureau of Statistics, December 2014
…with the highest unemployment rate More than double the national average Source: Statistics Canada, January 2016
…and the the lowest graduation rate 50 pp below the national average Source: Statistics Canada, 2011
…but with a bright future • Increasingly pivotal business destination given the availability of the Northwest Passage; • Ideal location for scientific exploration; • Canada’s fastest growing population; • Fisheries is becoming an increasingly significant sector • Current and potential oil and gas reserves estimated to be 20% of Canada’s overall resources
Current and Upcoming LMI projects • In Demand Career Options • Labour Force Status Updates • Employer Survey • Others???
ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑦ Department of Family Services Qatan’ngutiqatigiiliqiyit Ministère des Services à la famille Thank you Melissa Alexander Labour Market Information Coordinator Department of Family Services malexander@gov.nu.ca