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A list of the Planning Board’s publications and reports can be found on this page. These documents include our region’s Hiring Trends, our Annual Reports and the annual results of our EmployerOne Survey.

These documents are filed in reverse chronological order.

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Grey County Local Lens Report - Four County Labour Market Planning Board

Local Lens Grey County – EmployerOne Survey 2020

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What happened in the Grey County labour market?

Huron Country Local Lens Report - Four County Labour Market Planning Board

Local Lens Huron County – EmployerOne Survey 2020

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What happened in the Huron County labour market?

Local Lens 2020 - Perth - Four Country Labour Market Planning Board

Local Lens Perth County – EmployerOne Survey 2020

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What happened in the Perth County labour market?

Local Lens Bruce County 2020 - Four County Labour Market Planning Board

Local Lens Bruce County – EmployerOne Survey 2020

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What happened in the Bruce County labour market?

2020 Vision: Eyes on your Future Workforce

2020 Vision: Eyes on the Future of Workforce

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2020 Vision: Eyes on the Future of Workforce was a year end event hosted on March 25, 2020 to launch the In-Demand Skilled Trades report. In addition, presentations took place…

Employer Toolkit: Retention Strategies

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In 2019, the Planning Board conducted in-depth interviews with both employers and job seekers in order to understand which strategies and policies are most effective when retaining employees. The top…

Employee Engagement and Retention Toolkit Feb 2020

Employee Engagement & Retention Toolkit – 2020

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In 2019, we reached out to local businesses with strong reputations for employee engagement and retention. Through one-on-one interviews with managers at these organizations, we have cultivated a list of…

EmployerOne Survey Observations – 2020

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The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the sixth time in January 2020 in the four county region, which includes the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth. In total, 421…

2020 Local Labour Market Plan | Four County Local Labour Market Planning Board

Local Labour Market Plan – 2020

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The purpose of the Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is to identify significant labour market issues in the four county area and set a strategic direction that addresses these issues…

EmployerOne Survey Observations – 2020

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The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the sixth time in January 2020 in the four county region, which includes the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth. In total, 421…

EmployerOne Survey - Four County Labour Market Planning Board

EmployerOne Survey Observations 2019

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The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the fifth time in January 2019 in the four county region, which includes the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth. In total, 499…

EmployerOne 4 Year Review

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Four years of EmployerOne Survey data has given us important insights into employers’ experiences throughout Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth. In nearly all reporting areas, respondents’ concerns and challenges have…

EmployerOne Survey Observations 2018

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The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the fourth time in January 2018 in the four county area, which includes the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth. In total, 640…

EmployerOne Survey Observations 2017

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By reviewing general conditions of the local labour market, we set the stage for the survey responses. According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, between 2015 and 2016, the Four…

EmployerOne Survey Observations - Four County Labour Market Planning Board

EmployerOne Survey Observations 2016

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The general conditions of the local labour market set the stage for survey responses. According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, between 2014 and 2015, the Four County labour market…

EmployerOne Survey Observations 2015

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The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the first time in January 2015 for the Four County Area which includes the Counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth. In total, 222…

Leveraging resources for collective impact has been the overarching theme of our activities over the 2015-16 fiscal period. Maintaining our mission of working with our community partners, we will proactively…

Annual Report 2012-2013 - Four County Labour Market Planning Board

Annual Report 2013 2014

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Together Everyone Achieves More accurately reflects the Planning Board’s philosophy. Bring together a group of interested, energetic, knowledgeable partners and a transformation starts to happen. Work and resources are shared,…

Annual General Meeting 2012-13

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Notice of Annual General Meeting, November 16, 2013

Annual Report 2011 2012

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2011-12 was another successful year for the Planning Board. As we forged new partnerships and strengthened old ties the importance of workforce planning and local labour market information continues to…

Annual Report 2010 2011

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As we continue to experience an unstable economy and a slow climb out of the recession, it is even more important to engage in future planning. Planning offers us the…

Annual Report 2009 2010

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THE FOUR COUNTY LABOUR MARKET PLANNING BOARD has had a very busy and successful year. As we attempt to recover from a recession and adjust to the needs of the…

Annual Report 2008 2009

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CHANGE! We have been inundated with changes in the economy that have been both rapid and intense. Although we are always in an environment of change, when it becomes a…