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Skilled Staffing Solutions: Helping you solve your labour shortages through hiring foreign workers

Canada is facing skill shortages across all sectors. Tourism may be especially at risk because it is a labour intensive industry  whose labour demand keeps rising , thanks to our Country’s economic growth and the industry’s ongoing development. Tourism businesses are facing labour shortages due to an ageing population and a declining pool of youth to draw from. At the same time, immigration policies do not reflect the industry’s needs. 

According to the Conference Board of Canada, there will be a shortfall of 950,000 workers in the Canadian economy by 2020. While the demand for workers is increasing, turnover within the industry continues to be an ongoing challenge. (Average turnover rates in the Canadian workforce range from 20.4 – 22.5% in the last two census periods versus 31.9 – 38.2% for the tourism industry during the same two periods – CTHRC.) As an industry, ways to decrease this turnover rate need to be addressed that include strategies for investing in employees through training initiatives, flexible work arrangements and incentives.

"By 2010, Canada's labour force, with constant participation and in the absence of immigration, will begin to decline.”

David Baxter – CERC Conference 2005

Well over 280,000 new jobs will be created in the Canadian tourism industry by the year 2015. Filling these positions will require specific strategies for attracting, retaining and supporting under-represented groups such as qualified immigrants, Aboriginals, recent retirees, and temporary foreign workers. 

With a declining pool of domestic workers, where does one source competent and experienced labour?

The answer lies in recruiting qualified immigrants, Aboriginals, recent retirees, and temporary foreign workers. It is becoming a necessity that makes business sense and is a crucial asset that affects the bottom line. There is increasing competition to create a workforce to answer the needs of a changing marketplace.

Only those companies who utilize highly skilled recruiters and services to identify, source, and recruit the best talent are succeeding in this challenge. For those that don’t, the inability to attract these individuals over time will impair their ability to manage a new labor force, prevent them from obtaining or keeping clients, and could potentially cost them their share in the market. At Skilled Staffing Solutions, our sourcing specialists are expertly trained to identify, source, and pre-screen the best candidates for your organization. Our experience in this arena simplifies your task for all levels of placement.

Skilled Staffing Solutions was founded with the core principle that our clients and their people are at their highest level of productivity when they are working with the right skill sets and behaviors and are staffed at the right time based on work requirements. We aim to achieve optimum productivity, performance and profit for our clients, through the effective use of people.