Canadian Mining Industry Employment and Hiring Forecasts - MiHR

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Figure 1 Value of Canadian Mineral Production, 1998–2008...................................................................................... 11 Figure 2 Mining Employment and the Minerals Price Index (MPI)............................................................................... 13 Figure 3 Labour Productivity and Employment........................................................................................................... 14 Figure 4 Labour Productivity in Canada’s North......................................................................................................... 14 Figure 5 Proportion of Mining Workforce by Highest Level of Educational Attainment................................................. 15 Figure 6 Hourly Total Compensation Rates by Region................................................................................................ 17 Figure 7 Average Benchmark Hourly Wages for Select Job Titles in Mining, by Commodity Produced........................ 18 Figure 8 Weekly Hours Worked in Mining, Canada and Regions, 1988–2008............................................................. 18 Figure 9 Unionization Rates: Forestry, Fishing, Mining, and Oil and Gas, 1997 to 2008............................................... 19 Figure 10 Age Group Distribution in Canadian Mining Industry in 2006........................................................................ 21 Figure 11 Proportion of Mining Workforce Eligible to Retire......................................................................................... 22 Figure 12 Proportion of Women in Natural Resource Industries.................................................................................... 23 Figure 13 Proportion of Women in Select Mining Occupations..................................................................................... 23 Figure 14 Aboriginal Communities and Active Mining and Exploration Sites................................................................. 24 Figure 15 Annual Hiring Requirements Forecasts – Canada......................................................................................... 30 Figure 16 Total Hiring Requirements Forecasts – Atlantic Region................................................................................. 36 Figure 17 Total Hiring Requirements Forecasts – Quebec............................................................................................ 38 Figure 18 Total Hiring Requirements Forecasts – Ontario............................................................................................. 40 Figure 19 Total Hiring Requirements Forecasts – Prairie Region.................................................................................. 41 Figure 20 Total Hiring Requirements Forecasts – British Columbia.............................................................................. 43 Figure 21 Total Hiring Requirements Forecasts – Territories......................................................................................... 45 Figure A1 Employment and Hiring Requirements Forecasting Model........................................................................... 49 Acknowledgements The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) wishes to convey its appreciation to the organizations that contributed their knowledge and insights to the development of this report. MiHR is grateful to all survey respondents for their valuable input and time in filling out the survey. We thank you, our Board of Directors, industry stakeholders and the Government of Canada for your continued guidance and commitment in addressing the mining HR challenge. iv Mining Industry Workforce Information Network
Executive Summary The Canadian mining industry is highly competitive on the world stage and has the potential to remain successful well into the future. Nations in rapid development phases, such as China and India, will continue to need the raw resources that Canadian mining companies provide. This potential, however, is threatened by looming labour shortages and other human resources issues facing the sector. Several labour market trends are impacting the availability and quality of labour in mining; most notably the aging workforce, productivity, and challenges in attracting new talent to the sector. A two-faceted approach will have the greatest impact in addressing existing and expected human resources shortages: (i) making the best use of all available sources of labour and (ii) increasing productivity. To fill the talent gap, continued efforts to attract and retain youth, women, new Canadians and Aboriginal peoples will provide access to previously untapped sources of talent. In addition, the need to replace retiring workers, combined with a depleted labour pool from which to draw, will increasingly force the industry to rely on improved productivity to maintain economic performance. Productivity increases, in turn, will have to come through investments in training and education, as well as through innovation and technological advances. This report provides the foundation for a structured and strategic approach to workforce development. The report is divided into two main sections. The first provides an economic overview and examines the labour market trends affecting the industry. The second presents the forecasted changes in employment and hiring requirements at the national, regional and occupational level — over a two-, five-, and 10-year horizon. Finally, observations about the forecasts and labour market trends provide insight into proactive ways to address the human resources challenges confronting the industry. 2010 Employment and Hiring Forecasts 1
Page 1 and 2: Canadian Mining Industry Employment
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents Executive Summary
Page 5: List of Tables and Figures Table 1
Page 9 and 10: Table 1 Total Hiring Requirements F
Page 11: Occupational Forecasts of Employmen
Page 14 and 15: Background A main strategic objecti
Page 16 and 17: The NOC-S system 4 was developed by
Page 18 and 19: Table 4 Canada’s Top 10 Minerals
Page 20 and 21: Figure 3 Labour Productivity and Em
Page 22 and 23: under-represented groups. As noted
Page 24 and 25: Figure 7 Average Benchmark Hourly W
Page 26 and 27: Results from MiHR’s 2010 National
Page 28 and 29: Figure 11 Proportion of Mining Work
Page 30 and 31: In 2010, Women in Mining (WIM) Cana
Page 32 and 33: Immigrants to Canada — particular
Page 34 and 35: • an online portal where stakehol
Page 36 and 37: Table 7 presents the cumulative cha
Page 38 and 39: Table 9 Cumulative Hiring Requireme
Page 40 and 41: The top occupations in terms of hir
Page 42 and 43: if metal and mineral prices decline
Page 44 and 45: As shown in Figure 17, changes in e
Page 46 and 47: Figure 18 Total Hiring Requirements
Page 48 and 49: Table 17 Cumulative Hiring Requirem
Page 50 and 51: Table 20 shows the occupations with
Page 53 and 54: 4 Discussion In the near future, th
Page 55 and 56: Appendix A This appendix outlines t
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Appendix B This Appendix lists the
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