| In this Virtual Information Session, representatives from the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training will provide an overview of the recent labour market trends and discuss the impact of the COVID-19 recovery period on employment and unemployment. Recent immigration data will be considered, and a review of the BC Labour Market Outlook forecast will highlight future labour market need and BC’s High Opportunity Occupations.
The British Columbia Labour Market Outlook provides a 10-year forecast of the flow of supply and demand for labour in the province. The new Outlook report was released early in February 2022. The forecast gives British Columbians the most up-to-date information they need to make informed decisions on careers, skills training, education and hiring, and it’s a valuable tool for SPOs.
It is important for settlement workers to be familiar with the Outlook, to provide their clients with comprehensive employment support and current labour market information. It specifically includes insights related to immigrants and acknowledges that immigration impacts both the supply and demand side of the labour market. From 2021 to 2031, the Outlook analysts project 1,004,000 job openings in British Columbia. 346,000 new immigrant workers are expected to join the BC labour force between 2021-2031, an increase from 263,000 in the last 10-year forecast. This includes both permanent and temporary immigrants.
It is vital for settlement workers to be able to help their clients plan ahead, in order to ensure that the next decade is filled with opportunity and prosperity.
PRESENTERS:
| Naomi Pope, PhD – Director, Labour Market and Immigration Analysis
Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training
| Jackie Storen – Director, Forecasting
Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training |
| Jackie and her team forecast changes in labour market supply and demand contained in the annual B.C. Labour Market Outlook. She is relatively new to the position having joined the Forecasting unit in January 2022. Prior to this role, she was at BC Stats as the Director of Economic, Business, and Trade Statistics, following several years as Director of Population and Demographic Analysis. |
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| Naomi has been leading labour market and immigration information and insights since 2015, after joining the BC Government to advance economic priorities in 2008. She has taught at the University of Victoria as a limited-term professor and holds a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER:
https://amssa-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctdumqqD8qE9C3WP2rpapIbrlCK8X0Sm6x
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