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2 MIND THE GAP: FUTURE SECTOR VIABILITY & SUCCESS REQUIRES FOCUSED ATTENTION ON LABOUR ISSUES Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council Strengthening the AgriWorkforce

3 Canada s Agri- Food Sector is Booming $100 Billion annually toward Canada s GDP Excellent future growth prospects

4 Sustaining the Success of Canada s Agri- Food Industry Is Cri*cal Requires Focused ASen*on & Effort Requires a Secure AgriWorkforce

5 Iden*fying & Mi*ga*ng Risks Through Research CAHRC: who we are and what we do AgriWorkforce Research

6 CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL Who are we Na*onal, non- profit organiza*on Focused on addressing Human Resource issues facing agricultural businesses across Canada Led by industry stakeholders

7 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Agriculture Producers AssociaKon of Saskatchewan (APAS) Agriculture Alliance of New Brunswick(AANB) BriKsh Columbia Agriculture Council (BCAC) Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) Canadian FederaKon of Agriculture (CFA) Canadian Honey Council (CHC) Canadian HorKculture Council (CHC) Canadian Nursery Landscape AssociaKon (CNLA) Canadian Young Farmers Forum (CYFF) Flowers Canada Growers (FCG) Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) Canadian Herb, Spice and Natural Health Products CoaliKon (CHSNC) Newfoundland and Labrador FederaKon of Agriculture (NLFA) Nova ScoKa FederaKon of Agriculture (NSFA) Ontario FederaKon of Agriculture (OFA) PEI FederaKon of Agriculture (PEIFA) Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) Alberta FederaKon of Agriculture (AFA) Canadian AssociaKon of Diploma in Agriculture Programs (CADAP) * Agriculture Agri- Foods Canada (AAFC)* Employment & Social Development Canada (ESDC)*

8 CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL What are we in business to do Develop solu*ons to support the Workforce needs of Agriculture

9 CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL Recruitment & SelecKon HR Planning Agricultural Workforce Solu*ons Performance Mgmt Succession Mgmt Training & Development

10 CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL Who do we serve - client and customers All Regions of Canada All Commodity Groups All Sizes - Large to Small All Experience Levels Entry to Specialists

11 CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL Who do we serve - clients and customers Canada s Producers: Employers Employees Educa*onal Ins*tu*ons Associa*ons Governments General public Youth

12 CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL WHO DO WE WORK WITH - PARTNERS

13 CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL

14 CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL Offerings one stop shop The Centre for Reliable Agriculture Research such as Labour Market Intelligence & the Access Point for Customizable SoluKons related to HR Mgmt and Training

15 IDENTIFYING & MITIGATING RISKS: CAHRC S AGRIWORKFORCE RESEARCH Research: Labour Market Intelligence LMI: Labour Market Informa*on: Supply & Demand NAOF: Na*onal Agricultural Occupa*onal Framework & Tools SAWA: Suppor*ng the Advancement of Women in Agriculture WAP: Agriculture & Agri- Food Workforce Ac*on Plan

16 LMI: Agricultural Supply & Demand Forecast Model 3 year project: Jan 2014 Dec 2016 Extensive Deliverables: Interac*ve demand and supply model of the ag workforce including employment level, projected growth, expansion, re*rements by province & commodity Staff turnover benchmarks and calculator by commodity Review and pilot to support underrepresented groups to address labour shortage CollaboraKve Approach: LMI Research Team 30+, Advisory Groups & Commi^ees 60+, Project Stakeholder Support 30+, ParKcipants 900+: Total 1050+

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18 NAOF: NaKonal Agricultural OccupaKonal Framework & Labour Market Support 3 year project: Jan 2014 Dec 2016 Extensive Deliverables: Na*onal Occupa*onal Framework including occupa*onal informa*on for 40 roles Support tools including self assessments, online resources, training content CollaboraKve Approach: HR Research Team 30+, Advisory Groups & Commi^ees 60+, Project Stakeholder Support 30+, ParKcipants 700+: Total 850+

19 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONAL FRAMEWORK Job Descrip*ons, NOS, Competency Profiles, Learning Requirements, Training Courses

20 SAWA: SupporKng the Advancement of Women in Agriculture 3 year project: Jan 2015 Dec 2017 Deliverables: Report of par*cipa*on rates Support tools: site, network, training suite CollaboraKve Approach: Research Team 10+, Advisory Groups & Commi^ees 30+, Project Stakeholder Support 30+, ParKcipants 700+: Total 770+

21 WAP: Workforce AcKon Plan 3 year, on- going ini*a*ve: present Extends the work of the VCRTs to iden*fy & address cri*cal labour issues impac*ng compe**veness of ag & ag- food Extensive Deliverables Facilitate Stakeholder Leadership: LTF, WGs Collabora*ve Research Communica*ons Materials and Outreach Ac*vi*es Secure Partners and Funders for con*nued efforts CollaboraKve Approach Commi^ees & Working Groups 40+, VCRTs 200+, ImplementaKon Partners 65+, ContribuKng Partners 12: Total 300+

22 IDENTIFYING & MITIGATING RISKS: CAHRC S AGRIWORKFORCE RESEARCH Research: Labour Market Intelligence # s work workforce tools

23 Research Findings: Cri*cal AgriWorkforce Challenges

24 Research Reports Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council Industry Media Mainstream Media

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26 Agriculture Faces a Unique Challenge (job vacancy rate for select sectors, per cent) Agriculture Accomoda*on and food services Construc*on Professional services Retail Financial services All sectors Manufacturing Health services Government Mining Educa*on U*li*es

27 CRITICAL AGRIWORKFORCE CHALLENGES Significant Pervasive Impac*ng current compe**veness Impac*ng future growth

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30 CRITICAL AGRIWORKFORCE CHALLENGES Demographics of an aging workforce Pool of young workers shrinking Lack of youth awareness and interest

31 CRITICAL AGRIWORKFORCE CHALLENGES Workers en*ced to new, higher paying jobs Work can be physically challenging, and require special training

32 CRITICAL AGRIWORKFORCE CHALLENGES Many ag jobs are seasonal: fluctua*ons in labour demand are high percentage difference between seasonal peak and trough employment Agriculture Construc*on Accommoda*on and food services Government Manufacturing U*li*es All sectors Retail Professional services Financial services Health care

33 CRITICAL AGRIWORKFORCE CHALLENGES No growth in rural popula*ons Popula*on, millions of people Rural Urban

34 CRITICAL AGRIWORKFORCE CHALLENGES Growth & Innova*on are increasing requirements for workers: #s and skills

35 Mind the Gap: Sustaining Success for Canada s Agri- Food Industry Means Growing & Nurturing the AgriWorkforce

36 Mind the Gap: Sustaining Success for Canada s Agri- Food Industry Requires an immediate increase in the Supply of Workers

37 Mind the Gap: Sustaining Success for Canada s Agri- Food Industry Requires immediate investments in worker Knowledge & Skills

38 Mind the Gap: Sustaining Success for Canada s Agri- Food Industry Requires con*nued investments in Labour Market Intelligence Research

39 Mind the Gap: Sustaining Success for Canada s Agri- Food Industry Will Canada s Agricultural Industry Thrive Or Decline?

40 Mind the Gap: Sustaining Success for Canada s Agri- Food Industry Means Growing & Nurturing the AgriWorkforce to: meet current produc*on targets secure Canadian jobs support rural Canada support Canada s GDP allow for expansion

41 Mind the Gap: Sustaining Success for Canada s Agri- Food Industry

42 Mind the Gap: Sustaining Success for Canada s Agri- Food Industry

43 Mind the Gap: Sustaining Success for Canada s Agri- Food Industry Means Growing & Nurturing the AgriWorkforce Agri- Food Businesses Associa*ons Educa*on Government

44 Mind the Gap: Sustaining Success for Canada s Agri- Food Industry Means Growing & Nurturing the AgriWorkforce Agri- Food Businesses Associa*ons Educa*on Government Increased Industry CollaboraKon Partners working to implement the Agriculture & Agri- Food Workforce Ac3on Plan, conduct con*nued LMI Research, and par*cipate in AgriWorkforce Summit to clarify next steps

45 CAHRC SUPPORTS COLLABORATION March 14-16, 2016 Fairmont Winnipeg