Canadian Mining Industry Employment and Hiring Forecasts - MiHR

As shown in Figure 17, changes in employment in Quebec are pronounced over the first half of the forecast period.
A short-lived recovery predicted for 2011 is expected to create 1,750 jobs. Reductions in employment will resume between
2013 and 2020. This profile for Quebec’s mining employment is driven by projected movements in iron ore prices and
continuous gains in labour productivity. Nevertheless, hiring requirements in Quebec will remain positive due to replacement
demands, with approximately 2,000 new hires required each year, on average.
Figure 17
Total Hiring Requirements Forecasts – Quebec
Baseline Scenario – 2010 to 2020
4,000
Change in Employment
Non-Retirement
Retirement
3,000
2,000
Number of Workers Required
1,000
0
–1,000
–2,000
–3,000
–4,000
–5,000
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Source: Mining Industry Human Resources Council, Summer 2010.
Table 14 shows the occupations with the greatest hiring requirements in Quebec under the baseline scenario. In general,
mining activities in Quebec will require more construction millwrights and industrial mechanics, machine operators,
and workers in mineral and metal processing, which is consistent with the large amount of mineral refinery activities
in Quebec compared to the rest of Canada.
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