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Workforce Development in a Global City

Routes TO. Employment

Toronto Highlights

• A major economic engine of the country with 83,000 businesses• Major employment clusters: finance and financial services,

retail trade, arts and culture, tourism and hospitality. • Manufacturing and construction account for a significant

percentage of the economy. • 2nd Greenest Canadian City in Leading the Fight against

Climate Change (Global Financial Centres Index - GFCI 9)

• Toronto has the lowest risk in the world for employers to recruit, employ and relocate employees (Aon Consulting’s People Risk Index)

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Labour Force Characteristics

• Population City of Toronto• Population: 2,615,060, (7.8% of Canada’s total

population)• Between 2006 and 2011, Toronto’s population

grew 4.5%.• By 2031 approximately 20.5% of the population

will be 65 years or older and the proportion of youth will be only half that of seniors.

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Migration

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Toronto’s Key Employment Sectors 2010-2011

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Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

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SUPPLY<DEMAND in SCIENCE

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• Biological technician• Chemistry technician • Forestry technician• Meteorologist and meteorological

technician• Other professional occupations in physical

science

SUPPLY>DEMAND in SCIENCE

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• Biologist• Chemists• Geologist, geochemists and

geophysicists• Physicist and astronomer

SUPPLY <DEMAND in Engineering

• Civil engineering technologists and technicians • Civil engineers • Metallurgical and materials engineers • Industrial engineering and manufacturing

technologists and technicians• Industrial instrument technicians• Mapping and related technologists and

technicians • Mining engineers

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Employment Overview

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Food Manufacturing Sector

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Non- Profit Sector

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JOBS IN DEMAND • Case manager• Communications and grant writing manager• Community work developer• General counsellor• Job coach/developer• Project coordinator• Team leader• Volunteer coordinator• Volunteer engagement specialist

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Tourism and Hospitality Sector

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INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY

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OCCUPATIONS IN DEMAND

• Database analysts and data administrators• Software engineers and designers• Web-designers and developers

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SUPPLY>DEMAND

• Computer programmers and interactive media developers• Information system analysts and consultants 04

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CONSTRUCTION

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JOBS IN DEMAND • Boilermakers.• Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics.• Crane operators.• Electricians, including industrial and power system.• Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics.• Sheet metal workers.• Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers.• Tilesetters. • Welders and related machine operators.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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JOBS IN DEMAND• Anti-money laundering specialist• Compliance officer• Financial advisor• Financial and investment analyst• Financial auditor• Forensic and fraud specialist• Portfolio manager• Research analyst• Risk manager• Specialized investment advisor

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Arts, Culture and Entertainment

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JOBS IN DEMAND

• Film and video camera operator• Graphic designer and operator • Industrial designer • Graphic arts technician• Technical occupations related to museums and galleries• Technical occupations in the motion picture, broadcasting

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Retail

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JOBS IN DEMAND• Assistant grocery manager• Car dealer• Cost analyst specialist• Customer service coordinator• Data analyst• E-commerce manager• Franchise manager• Loss prevention specialist• Marketing manager• Merchandise coordinator• Retail and wholesale buyer• Retail programs trainer• Sales, marketing and advertising manager

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HEALTH CARE

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SUPPLY<DEMAND

• Audiologist and speech language pathologist • Electroencephalographic and other diagnostic

technologists• Medical laboratories technologists and

pathologists assistants. • Medical radiation technologists

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SUPPLY >DEMAND

• Cardiopulmonary technologists • Chiropractor• Optometrists• Pharmacists• Physiotherapists• Registered Nurses• Respiratory therapists

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BRIDGING PROGRAMS

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Strategic Training Priorities

• Green Economy• Diversity• Changing Economic Landscape• Technological Change

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Green Economy

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Green Jobs• An estimated 13, 000 jobs have already been created and

a projected 40,000 more to come (Government of Ontario)• 400 new jobs created in Newmarket due to the opening

of a production line for solar panel components by Flextronics• Sungrow Canada Inc.’s new headquarters in Vaughn has

created 50 new jobs in manufacturing, research and development, and technical support services for solar voltaic inverters. • Sieman’ s solar manufacturing facility in Burlington

started with 10 jobs and 50 more are expected to come within the next 5 years.

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DIVERSITY

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ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

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TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

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For more information

www.workforceinnovation.ca

www.routestoemployment.caPhone: 416 934 1653

Fax: 416 934 1653Address: 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 350

Toronto, ON, M5T 2C7

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