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Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Annual Report 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Annual Business covered at our AGM includes a message from our Board Chair, Review of finances with our…
The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Ontario. Due to many other factors the Region’s labour force has been negatively affected; leaving a small…
In partnership with the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) and Technical Training Group, the Four County Labour Market Planning Board has published the latest…
The 2023 Employee Survey was conducted between September 1, 2023 and November 1, 2023. The survey successfully collected 777 survey responses which included both employees and job seekers working or…
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…
BACKGROUND The connect2JOBS aggregator was launched in June, 2020 with three basic tools - Job Board, Job Map and Career Explorer – that have assisted job seekers in the region…
BACKGROUND The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the seventh time. The survey was open from November 2022 to January 2023 for employers in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Region, which is comprised…
PURPOSE OF THE IMPACTS OF LOW UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region (covering Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth counties) has consistently experienced a low unemployment rate for the past…
PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY After analyzing the participation rates in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region it was noted that 6,000 workers retreated from the workforce in March of 2020 and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The purpose of this research report is to measure the prevalence of precarious employment in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region. The goal of this work is to establish a methodology…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused economic and social disruption throughout the world. This report looks at the effects of the pandemic on the local labour market, while providing communities with…
Phase 1: Spring 2020 By early April 2020, Statistics Canada reported that 3,100,000 Canadians had experienced job loss or a reduction in hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By June…
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,…
Soft skills1 are a set of skills and abilities that employees can use in various types of work, with multiple employers, throughout their careers. They are also skills that can…
SEPTEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 4.3% Walkerton, ON (October 11, 2024) – In September, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.6 percentage points to…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 3.7% Walkerton, ON (September 6, 2024) – In August, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.9 percentage points to 3.7%…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Annual Report 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Annual Business covered at our AGM includes a message from our Board Chair, Review of finances with our…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
JULY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 2.8% Walkerton, ON (Aug 9, 2024) – In July, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 percentage points to…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 2.4% Walkerton, ON (July 5, 2024) – In June, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region continued to decrease by 0.6 percentage points…
MAY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 3.0% Walkerton, ON (June 7, 2024) – In May, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region continued to decrease by 0.5 percentage…
APRIL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 3.5% Walkerton, ON (May 10, 2024) – In April, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 3.5%.…
MARCH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 4.1% Walkerton, ON (April 5, 2024) – In March, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.4 percentage points to…
The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Ontario. Due to many other factors the Region’s labour force has been negatively affected; leaving a small…
In partnership with the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) and Technical Training Group, the Four County Labour Market Planning Board has published the latest…
FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 4.5% Walkerton, ON (March 8, 2024) – In February, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.3 percentage points to…
The 2023 Employee Survey was conducted between September 1, 2023 and November 1, 2023. The survey successfully collected 777 survey responses which included both employees and job seekers working or…
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…
JANUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 4.8% Walkerton, ON (February 9, 2024) – In January, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 percentage points to…
DECEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 4.4% Walkerton, ON (January 5, 2024) – In December, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.7 percentage points to…
NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 3.7% Walkerton, ON (December 1, 2023) – In November, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased slightly by 0.1 percentage points…
OCTOBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 3.6% Walkerton, ON (November 3, 2023) – In October, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.6 percentage points to…
SEPTEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 4.2% Walkerton, ON (October 6, 2023) – In September, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.3 percentage points to…
AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 4.5% Walkerton, ON (September 8, 2023) – In August, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.2 percentage points to…
JULY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 4.3% Walkerton, ON (August 4, 2023) – In July, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.2 percentage points to…
JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 4.5% Walkerton, ON (July 7, 2023) – In June, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 1.4 percentage points to…
Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Annual Report Four County Labour Market Planning Board 2023 Annual General Meeting Date: Tuesday, September 19th Time: 5:00 pm…
MAY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RETURNS TO 5.9% Walkerton, ON (June 9, 2023) – In May, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreases slightly by 0.1 percentage points…
APRIL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 6.0% Walkerton, ON (May 5, 2023) – In April, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased slightly by 0.1 percentage points…
MARCH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 5.9% Walkerton, ON (April 6, 2023) – In March, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 1.3 percentage points to 5.9%.…
BACKGROUND The connect2JOBS aggregator was launched in June, 2020 with three basic tools - Job Board, Job Map and Career Explorer – that have assisted job seekers in the region…
BACKGROUND The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the seventh time. The survey was open from November 2022 to January 2023 for employers in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Region, which is comprised…
Walkerton, ON (March 10, 2023) – In February, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.2 percentage points to 4.6%. The provincial unemployment rate remained unchanged…
PURPOSE OF THE IMPACTS OF LOW UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region (covering Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth counties) has consistently experienced a low unemployment rate for the past…
PURPOSE OF THE LOCAL LABOUR MARKET PLAN The purpose of the Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is to identify significant labour market issues in the Four County Region and set…
Walkerton, ON (February 10, 2023) – In January, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.8 percentage points to 4.4%. The provincial unemployment rate increased by…
PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY After analyzing the participation rates in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region it was noted that 6,000 workers retreated from the workforce in March of 2020 and…
Walkerton, ON (January 6, 2023) – In December, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.8 percentage points to 3.5%, now the second lowest in Ontario.…
Walkerton, ON (December 2, 2022) – In November, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 percentage points to 2.7%, once again the lowest in Ontario…
Walkerton, ON (November 4, 2022) – In October, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.4 percentage points to 2.3%, once again the lowest in Ontario.…
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…
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…
Walkerton, ON (October 7, 2022) – In September, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 1.1 percentage points to 2.7%, currently the lowest in Ontario. This…
Walkerton, ON (September 9, 2022) – In August, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.5 percentage points to 3.8%, currently the lowest in Ontario. The…
Walkerton, ON (August 5, 2022) – In July, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.3 percentage points to 4.3%, now tied for the third lowest…
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…
Walkerton, ON (July 8, 2022) – In June, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 percentage points to 4%, now the second lowest in Ontario.…
Walkerton, ON (June 10, 2022) – In May, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.3 percentage points to 3.6%, now the lowest in Ontario. The…
Walkerton, ON (May 6, 2022) – In April, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 1.2 percentage point to 3.3%, remaining the second lowest in Ontario.…
News Release MARCH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASED TO 4.5% Walkerton, ON (April 7, 2022) – In March, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.1 percentage point…
News Release FEBRURARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS UNCHANGED AT 4.6% Walkerton, ON (March 11, 2022) – In February, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region remained unchanged at 4.6%,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Annual General Meeting - 2021 Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion We invite you to join us on the continuing journey to embed justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in our community.…
The purpose of this research report is to measure the prevalence of precarious employment in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region. The goal of this work is to establish a methodology…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused economic and social disruption throughout the world. This report looks at the effects of the pandemic on the local labour market, while providing communities with…
Phase 1: Spring 2020 By early April 2020, Statistics Canada reported that 3,100,000 Canadians had experienced job loss or a reduction in hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By June…
SEPTEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 4.3% Walkerton, ON (October 11, 2024) – In September, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.6 percentage points to…
AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 3.7% Walkerton, ON (September 6, 2024) – In August, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.9 percentage points to 3.7%…
JULY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 2.8% Walkerton, ON (Aug 9, 2024) – In July, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 percentage points to…
JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 2.4% Walkerton, ON (July 5, 2024) – In June, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region continued to decrease by 0.6 percentage points…
MAY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 3.0% Walkerton, ON (June 7, 2024) – In May, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region continued to decrease by 0.5 percentage…
APRIL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 3.5% Walkerton, ON (May 10, 2024) – In April, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 3.5%.…
MARCH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 4.1% Walkerton, ON (April 5, 2024) – In March, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.4 percentage points to…
FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 4.5% Walkerton, ON (March 8, 2024) – In February, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.3 percentage points to…
JANUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 4.8% Walkerton, ON (February 9, 2024) – In January, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 percentage points to…
DECEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 4.4% Walkerton, ON (January 5, 2024) – In December, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.7 percentage points to…
NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES TO 3.7% Walkerton, ON (December 1, 2023) – In November, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased slightly by 0.1 percentage points…
OCTOBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES TO 3.6% Walkerton, ON (November 3, 2023) – In October, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.6 percentage points to…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
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…
PURPOSE OF THE LOCAL LABOUR MARKET PLAN The purpose of the Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is to identify significant labour market issues in the Four County Region and set…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
BACKGROUND The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the seventh time. The survey was open from November 2022 to January 2023 for employers in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Region, which is comprised…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Ontario. Due to many other factors the Region’s labour force has been negatively affected; leaving a small…
In partnership with the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) and Technical Training Group, the Four County Labour Market Planning Board has published the latest…
The 2023 Employee Survey was conducted between September 1, 2023 and November 1, 2023. The survey successfully collected 777 survey responses which included both employees and job seekers working or…
PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY After analyzing the participation rates in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region it was noted that 6,000 workers retreated from the workforce in March of 2020 and…
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…
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…
Between July 1 and October 1, 2018, the Four County Labour Market Planning Board conducted an anonymous and confidential survey of employees and job seekers throughout Bruce, Grey, Huron and…
Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Annual Report 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Annual Business covered at our AGM includes a message from our Board Chair, Review of finances with our…
Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Annual Report Four County Labour Market Planning Board 2023 Annual General Meeting Date: Tuesday, September 19th Time: 5:00 pm…
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…
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…
Annual General Meeting - 2021 Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion We invite you to join us on the continuing journey to embed justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in our community.…
Soft skills1 are a set of skills and abilities that employees can use in various types of work, with multiple employers, throughout their careers. They are also skills that can…
The aim of the Hospitality and Tourism Sector Partnership Labour Market Strategy was to identify broad and specific labour market challenges affecting the Sector in Bruce County and Grey County,…
