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Fisheries Labour Market Information Study

Fisheries Labour Market Information Study. BC Consultations February 21 st , 2018. CCPFH Seasonal Workforce Labour Market Information Study $1.7 million funding from Employment & Social Development Canada Objectives:

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Fisheries Labour Market Information Study

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  1. Fisheries Labour Market Information Study BC Consultations February 21st, 2018

  2. CCPFH Seasonal Workforce Labour Market Information Study • $1.7 million funding from Employment & Social Development Canada • Objectives: • Inform industry and governments on current labour supply trends and challenges in fish harvesting • Advice to industry and government on strategies to renew/rebuild labour force

  3. The fishing industry offers medium to long-term potential to drive significant socio-economic development in fisheries dependent regions of Canada • Constant dollar (2015) value of Canadian seafood exports grew 10% annually over the 2012 to 2016 period, compared to 6% for agrifood and 1% for all industries

  4. Ecotrust Canada December 2017

  5. Looming demographic and labour supply challenges put the economic growth potential of the fish harvesting industry at risk

  6. Demographic, Population Mobility and Labour Market Competition Trends All Negative for Fishery

  7. Age Profile - BC Fish Harvesters Census Canada

  8. Strong Industry Consensus on How to Rebuild Fish Harvesting Labour Force • Improve business viability of fishing enterprises • Multi-species fleets • Longer seasons • Industry collaboration to build markets & product value • Measure to make licenses and quotas affordable for committed professional fish harvesters • Limits on speculative investors • Access to capital • New ownership structures (e.g., license and quota banks) CCPFH

  9. British Columbia fishery is not seeing growth comparable to other fishing regions • Weaker trends in employment, harvester incomes and value of landings and exports • Potential benefits of renewed fishery for coastal regions and Indigenous communities justify a deeper look at industry structures and the policy approach in this region

  10. Average Fishing IncomesSelf-Employed Harvesters, Constant Dollars (2015) + 73% - 29% Statistics Canada, Tax Filer Data

  11. Changes in Landed Volumes and Values, British Columbia,2000 to 2015Indexed to 2000 Sources: www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/stats

  12. Changes in Landed Volumes and Values, Atlantic Canada,2000 to 2015Indexed to 2000 Sources: www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/stats

  13. Changes in Landed Volumes and Values, Alaska2000 to 2015Indexed to 2000 Sources: www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/stats

  14. Policy Opportunity……. • DFO Minister LeBlanc - Bill C-68 to amend the Fisheries Act to make “recognition of social, economic, and cultural factors, as well as the preservation or promotion of the independence of licence holders in commercial inshore fisheries” integral to fisheries management and licensing policies in Canada • In Atlantic Canada, that means entrenching the Owner Operator and Fleet Separation Policies • What does it mean in BC? • Opportunity for stakeholders in BC to articulate new objectives for role of fishery in rural-coastal economic development and community stabilization

  15. CONTACT US Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters 33 Rue Laval, Gatineau, Quebec J8X 3G87 P (819) 777-3474 fishharvesterspecheurs.ca

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