An initiative of the Northern Ontario Workforce Planning
Boards
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INTRODUCTION Mining industries are key to future economic
growth Need access to a qualified workforce Identification of
industry-specific labour needs & access to current, timely
& evidence-based local labour market information is crucial
PROJECT GOAL This project proposes to build that evidence-base by
producing a labour market forecast of the Mining Industry
Employment and Hiring Forecast for the next decade for every Local
Board region in Northern Ontario
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BACKGROUND In February 2012 the North Superior Workforce
Planning Board in partnership with the Mining Industry Human
Resources Council (MiHR) released the first district/local level
mining industry employment and hiring forecast Building on MiHR
expertise and on the work undertaken by North Superior Training
Board, we are proposing a similar forecast report for each Local
Planning Board in Northern Ontario
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PROJECT OBJECTIVE To produce a customized labour market
forecast report for each of the 5 Local Planning Board regions in
Northern Ontario will include 2, 5, and 10 year forecasts, broken
down by occupation, for three scenarios (expansionary, baseline,
and contractionary)* will include the MiHR forecast equations for
the province of Ontario; survey findings in each region; and
secondary data sources (e.g., Statistics Canada & other data
collected within the region) * similar to report produced for the
Thunder Bay region
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PROJECT OUTCOME A Mining Industry Employment and Hiring
Forecast report for each of the Northern Ontario Local Board
regions Each report will: Identify new, different and/or emerging
human resources' needs/gaps in the mining sector Provide better
coordination/alignment between mining human resources' needs and
providers of employment/training services Provide better
coordination/alignment between workforce development initiatives
and economic/business planning strategies
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PROPOSED APPROACH WILL... ensure consistency in the collection
and presentation of labour market information identify overlapping
needs & issues that could be better served at a broader
Northern Region level allow for better identification and
coordination of broader approaches and provide Local Board specific
data to help guide the implementation of more localized
initiatives
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PROJECT LEADS From left to right: Jonathan Coulman (Algoma
Workforce Investment Committee), Reggie Caverson (Workforce
Planning for Sudbury and Manitoulin), Madge Richardson (North
Superior Workforce Planning Board), Sonja Wainio (Northwest
Training and Adjustment Board), Julie Joncas (Far Northeast
Training Board)Stacie Fiddler (The Labour Market Group).
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RESEARCH LEAD* WHO IS MiHR? A multipartite, industry-driven
organization that brings all mining sector stakeholders together to
address HR issues Recognized leader in identification and analysis
of HR issues facing the industry A catalyst for the development and
implementation of HR solutions MiHR PROJECT STAFF: Martha Roberts,
Director of Research will oversee all research activities and
stakeholder consultations related to the project MiHR Economist
will be responsible for conducting the custom labour market
research under this project, the day-to-day project management, and
liaising with the project leads *EDs of the 6 Northern Ontario WPBs
will coordinate the primary data collection; incorporate all
region- specific findings (within the MIWIN forecasting model); and
assist with report writing
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FUNDING PARTNERS Algoma Workforce Investment Committee Canadore
College Cambrian College College Boreal Economic Partners CFDC Far
Northeast Training Board Greater Sudbury Development Corporation
Kirkland and District Community Development Corporation Ministry of
Training, Colleges and Universities NECO CFDC NordAski Regional
Development Corporation North Claybelt Community Futures
Development Corporation Northern College Northwest Training and
Adjustment Board Patricia Area Community Endeavours South
Temiskaming Community Futures Development Corporation Superior East
Community Futures Development Corporation The Economic Development
Department of the Corporation of the City of North Bay The Labour
Market Partners Group Venture Centre / le Centre de dveloppement
Workforce Planning for Sudbury & Manitoulin
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LOCAL REPORTS Northwest Training and Adjustment Board Districts
of Kenora & Rainy River Far Northeast Training Board Districts
of Cochrane & Timiskaming The Labour Market Group Districts of
Nipissing & Parry Sound Workforce Planning for Sudbury &
Manitoulin District of Sudbury with a focus on Greater Sudbury
Algoma Workforce Investment Committee District of Algoma
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Suggested Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Background and Scope (2
pages) Chapter 2: Regional Economic Overview and Mining Labour
Market Trends (3 pages) Chapter 3: Regional Hiring Requirements
Forecasts (6 pages) 2, 5 and 10 year horizon Expansionary,
baseline, and contractionary scenarios Occupation breakdown Chapter
4: Available Talent Forecast (6 pages) Available talent in mining
occupations for the province of Ontario Increasing minings share of
talent in Northern Ontario Growing mining talent pool in Northern
Ontario Chapter 5: Summary and Next Steps (3 pages) Summary of
findings and key trends HR challenges and opportunities Next Steps
*Report length: 20 to 25 pages
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METHODOLOGY Four main activities in each region: 1.Literature
review and analysis of previous research findings; 2.Survey of
regional exploration and mining employers, and support services
contractors; 3.Construct and test a model to forecast regional
hiring requirements; and 4.Reporting
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METHODOLOGY (CONTD) MiHRs Mining Industry Workforce Information
Network (MIWIN) system was developed to produce forecasts of
employment and hiring requirements in the mining industry at the
national and provincial levels The MIWIN forecasting model uses a
variety of factors key to anticipating changes in employment in the
mining and minerals exploration industry The forecasts are for two,
five, and ten year time horizons Forecasts are presented using
three economic scenarios for future mining sector employment:
contractionary, baseline and expansionary (reflects highly volatile
employment profile that characterizes the mining industry in
Canada) MiHR will use findings from primary research in the
industry (questionnaires and interviews) for region-specific
forecasts
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ACTIVITIES AND TIMELINES
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PROJECT COSTS - SUMMARY
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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Spin-off benefit: as mining is a very
important industrial driver of the Norths economy, the proposed
localized mining-specific data will also help address labour market
issues in other sectors being impacted by mining. Detailed
mining-specific data is not available at a district level. The
development of customized regional mining labour market forecasts
will begin to address this gap. Hoyle Pond (photo provided by
Goldcorp, South Porcupine)