2020

Click below to download the Local Labour Market Plan Report 2020 in French. 

 EmployerOne 2021 French version below for download.

Workforce Planning Hamilton (WPH) in collaboration with Mohawk College Apprenticeship Community Hub (The Hub) have developed online content to support your recruitment and retention efforts to support Apprenticeship success. Many small and medium employers (SME) have identified barriers and have difficultly navigating the apprenticeship process.  In an effort to ensure a seamless navigation of process, it is our hopes that this will lead to more skilled apprentices to fill the jobs industry has been requesting.  

The results are in! For the eighth year Workforce Planning Hamilton (WPH) has delivered the EmployerOne Survey. This year, EmployerOne pivoted; we partnered with City of Hamilton Economic Development to develop and distribute the Business Impact Survey. This survey included workforce development question from our usual EmployerOne survey but also focused on the impacts businesses have endured through the global pandemic.  Hamilton employers across all industries shared their hiring experience on the most in-demand jobs in Hamilton and highlighted recruitment, retention and skills concerns.  This survey provides a snapshot of how local employers were fairing in the January 2020 labour market.  This year 1,559 employers completed the EmployerOne Business Impact survey. 

WPH has worked with 9 other local planning boards to create a regional project of localized reports that look at the effects of the pandemic locally in labour markets throughout Southwestern Ontario, while providing communities with a strategic framework to proactively plan ahead despite high uncertainty. These reports examine four probable futures of how supply and demand of the labour in Southwestern Ontario may shift in next 12-24 months. Each workforce board conducted their own scenario plan for their locality – and these individual reports will be amalgamated into a regional report. 

The regional report will be released on March 19 and we will share through our social media platforms and website. Stay tuned! 

Click below to read Hamilton's scenario plan report. 

The local labour market plan is the result of Workforce Planning Hamilton’s evidence-based planning process that documents Hamilton’s current labour market conditions and creates a plan that captures key labour market issues and priorities.

This year, WPH had to consider the impacts of COVID-19 while doing our report. The LMP will act as the foundation for work we do  that will require the full support from all labour market stakeholders in order to succeed.

  Welcome to RESTART & RECOVERY: COVID-19 in Hamilton survey. 

 Please find the 2019-2020 Hamilton Local Labour Market Plan.

The LMP is the result of Workforce Planning Hamilton’s evidence-based planning process that documents Hamilton’s current labour market conditions and creates a plan that captures key labour market issues and priorities.

Please find the French version of the 2019-2020 Hamilton Local Labour Market Plan.  

Restart & Recovery: COVID-19 in Hamilton Survey Report! 

The world’s economy has been shaken by the global COVID-19 pandemic, shutting down cities, millions of people losing their jobs, and ultimately taking the lives of many people. Hamilton was no exception; and the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our city, our economy, and our labour market.

Workforce Planning Hamilton knew it was important to understand the impact COVID-19 had on Hamilton businesses and this survey was aimed at local employers to gather real time information. The survey was open from August 10 to 19th 2020, to all sectors and sizes, and focused on main aspects of business. We received 244 responses, and although this may not be a statistically signifi cant result, the aggregate data collected will provide insight to how Hamilton businesses are faring during these challenging times (for most). The breakdown of businesses that completed the survey shows a good representation refl ecting Hamilton’s economic make-up.