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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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2022 Annual Report

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Maintaining our mission of working with our community partners, we will proactively advocate and pursue local solutions to overcome training and employment barriers in order to ensure the development of…

EmployerOne Survey Observations – 2023

Dana Soucie | EmployerOne Survey, Reports | No Comments

2023 EmployerOne Survey Walkerton, ON (November 1, 2022) – EmployerOne is Back and ready for your input! Due to the pressures and changes being faced by employers during the Covid-19 Pandemic…

2021 Annual Report

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Business Counts in the Four County Region

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Business count data provides a breakdown – by size and industry – of businesses in each of the four counties in our region. This information can help track and understand…

Understanding Supply and Demand Through connect2JOBS.ca

Dayna Becker | Featured, Reports | No Comments

connect2JOBS.ca is an aggregator that pulls job vacancies in the region into one place so that local job seekers only have to visit one instead of multiple websites to find…

Local Labour Market Plan 2022

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

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women in the Four County Region

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Using key labour force statistics derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), this report examines the impact of COVID-19 on women in the Four County Region between February 2020 and…

Precarious Living Study

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This Precarious Living Study explores the intersectionality of precarious employment and other factors that contribute to precarious living in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region. Focus groups, interviews and an online…

Future of Remote Work 2021 FINAL Page 01

Does Remote Work Have a Future in the Four County Region?

Dayna Becker | Featured, Reports | No Comments

With the onset of COVID-19, remote work began to gain traction across Canada. Remote work (telework), a working style that allows employees to work outside of their usual place of…

Local Labour Market Plan 2022

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

Local Labour Market Plan – 2021

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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…

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…

Local Labour Market Plan Comprehensive Report – November 2018

Kevin Crawford | Reports, Local Labour Market Plans, Reports 2018 | No Comments

Executive Summary The Local Labour Market Plan is an annual report prepared by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board to share labour market characteristics and conditions of Stratford-Bruce Peninsula…

Local Labour Market Plan – Comprehensive Report March 2018

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Local Labour Market Plan – Comprehensive Report October 2016

Kevin Crawford | Local Labour Market Plans, Reports 2016 | No Comments

Executive Summary Annually, a Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is developed for Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties to highlight movement in the local economy. In this update we will…

Local Labour Market Plan – Update November 2015

Kevin Crawford | Local Labour Market Plans, Reports 2015 | No Comments

Executive Summary Annually, a Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is developed for Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties to highlight movement in the local economy. In this update we will…

Local Labour Market Plan – October 2014

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Executive Summary Annually, a Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is developed for Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties to highlight movement in the local economy. Movement occurs in the expansion,…

Local Labour Market Plan – Update October 2013

Kevin Crawford | Local Labour Market Plans, Reports 2013 | No Comments

Executive Summary In March 2013, the annual Local Labour Market Plan provided a current look at the local labour market over the 2011-2012 time period. During that review, a sharp…

EmployerOne Survey Observations – 2023

Dana Soucie | EmployerOne Survey, Reports | No Comments

2023 EmployerOne Survey Walkerton, ON (November 1, 2022) – EmployerOne is Back and ready for your input! Due to the pressures and changes being faced by employers during the Covid-19 Pandemic…

EmployerOne Retrospective on Agriculture

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See the changes and trends that happened in the Agriculture sector between 2015 - 2020.

EmployerOne Retrospective on Manufacturing

Dayna Becker | EmployerOne Retrospective, Reports | No Comments

See the changes and trends that happened in the Manufacturing sector between 2015 - 2020.

EmployerOne Retrospective on Construction

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See the changes and trends that happened in the Construction sector between 2015 - 2020.

EmployerOne Retrospective on Healthcare

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See the changes and trends that happened in the Healthcare sector between 2015 - 2020.

EmployerOne Retrospective on Retail and Wholesale Trade

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See the changes and trends that happened in the Retail and Wholesale Trade sector between 2015 - 2020.

EmployerOne Survey Retrospective Reports

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Through the annual EmployerOne surveys which were conducted by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board between 2015 and 2020, employers shared their experiences with hiring and separations, hard-to-fill positions,…

EmployerOne Survey Observations – 2020

Kevin Crawford | EmployerOne Survey, Reports | No Comments

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

Kevin Crawford | EmployerOne Survey, Reports, Reports 2019 | No Comments

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…