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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9999312 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9999312\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10799b7 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10799b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e55ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e55ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUMMARY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a552b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a552b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REGIONAL OVERVIEW<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6339ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6339ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Acadian Peninsula region is located in the North-East corner of New Brunswick on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Key fishing and seafood processing communities include: Caraquet (pop. 3,108) and Shippagan (pop. 2,130) and smaller towns such as Bas-Caraquet, Lam\u00e8que and Grande Anse. Currently, median hourly wages for shellfish\/fish labourers and plant workers are slightly lower than the provincial average and $2 to $3 per hour lower than C and D level occupations, including farm workers and fish deckhands. However, interviews with plants indicated that starting wages have gone up recently for plant workers and are now competitive with other labour positions in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0128158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0128158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LABOUR MARKET OVERVIEW<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6212459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6212459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regional labour market analysis suggests local seafood processing employment demand already exceeds available supply during peak periods, likely requiring significant numbers of workers from outside the region. The significantly higher vacancy rates (7.2%) in the food processing sector provincially suggests significant recruitment challenges. This is not expected to change over the forecast period and even average annual requirements are not likely to be met locally by 2026. Seasonal peaks in seafood processing employment in New Brunswick raise demands by a close to one-third (70%) above the annual average employment. Despite the current and projected tightening of the labour market for the region, interviews with some of the plant managers suggest that the seafood processing industry is remaining competitive and currently able to attract enough workers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ecf82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93ecf82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d857a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4d857a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39864b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39864b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.11\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.11\u202fPM.png 464w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.11\u202fPM-300x144.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a680471 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a680471\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51be447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51be447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">POPULATION<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5576ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5576ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">81,107<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5e3e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd5e3e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf9ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cf9ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.45\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.45\u202fPM.png 464w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.45\u202fPM-300x144.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83984d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f83984d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c137d0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c137d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LABOUR FORCE<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d0ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95d0ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">42,191<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386ead5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"386ead5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a62ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a62ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bfa06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79bfa06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The labour market tightness, calculated by estimating labour requirements in other sectors in the region and subtracting those requirements from the total labour force estimates, reveals that while seafood processors are currently able to meet many of their employment requirements, in the long-term they will likely have to increase their attempts to recruit workers to replace retirements and fill vacancies while trying to grow, remain competitive and increase productivity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda6c6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eda6c6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7d9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f7d9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.03.06\u202fPM-1024x203.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5229\" alt=\"A table showing Labour Market Tightness Ratings from 2017 to 2030. Total market ratings are 2 from 2017-2025, increasing to 3 in 2026-2030. Lower-skill ratings are 3 from 2017-2030.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.03.06\u202fPM-1024x203.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.03.06\u202fPM-300x60.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.03.06\u202fPM-768x153.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.03.06\u202fPM.png 1490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3934ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3934ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 = Regional labour force meets seafood processing employment demand at annual average and peak employment levels<\/p><p>2 = Regional labour force meets seafood processing employment demand at annual average levels only<\/p><p>3 = Regional labour force does not meet seafood processing employment at annual average or peak levels<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c659054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c659054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a116a3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a116a3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb2d1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cb2d1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c573946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c573946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.05.51\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5230\" alt=\"Number &#039;3&#039;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.05.51\u202fPM.png 484w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.05.51\u202fPM-300x295.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf46ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf46ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEAFOOD PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENTS<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dabc75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dabc75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d3a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91d3a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.10.55\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5231\" alt=\"Illustration of a factory with two smokestacks on the left and the number 17\u00b9 on a blue background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.10.55\u202fPM.png 808w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.10.55\u202fPM-300x97.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.10.55\u202fPM-768x249.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d8dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52d8dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEAT PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d5bb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99d5bb6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fb017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86fb017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.11.18\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5232\" alt=\"Illustration of two construction workers, one in a suit and helmet, and the other in overalls and helmet, with the large number 2,587 squared (2,587\u00b2) on the right side against a blue background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.11.18\u202fPM.png 808w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.11.18\u202fPM-300x97.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.11.18\u202fPM-768x249.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210b288 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"210b288\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce23b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce23b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HR CHALLENGES<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31b3bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c31b3bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While interviews with plant managers indicate that they are not currently facing labour shortages, an aging workforce and a younger labour force not interested in joining the industry will create shortages in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec7884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aec7884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROMISING PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb37e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccb37e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Collectively, employers in the region are trying various strategies to retain and attract workers, including offering competitive wages and benefits, transportation to and from work, access to cafeteria and free food, breaks during the workday and time off during peak season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8f26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa8f26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 The number of establishments is based on 2016 data from Statistics Canada\u2019s Business Register.<\/p><p>2 Seafood processing employment is estimated based on 2016 Census data for the Campbellton-Miramichi economic region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cca774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4cca774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9fb4ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9fb4ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af142cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af142cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1.0 INTRODUCTION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2d2ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea2d2ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This report is one in a series of 12 regional reports developed to provide detailed labour market information (LMI) for the fish and seafood processing industry in Atlantic Canada. The regionally focused LMI is one component of a broader study undertaken by Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) in collaboration with the Employment and Social Development Canada and various provincial and industry partners entitled Securing Canada\u2019s Fish and Seafood Workforce: Real Challenges, Practical Solutions and Fresh Perspectives<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f7e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2f7e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The aim of the overall study is to identify the scope of human resource (HR) challenges for the Atlantic fish and seafood processing sector, and compile HR best practices that would help employers meet their labour force current and future needs. One important aspect of understanding HR challenges in the sector, some of which are region specific, was to gather detailed information and profiles of areas that rely heavily on fish and seafood processing for their local economies. Twelve regions across the four Atlantic provinces were selected for specific focus based on the amount of processing activity, and proportion of labour force working in the industry. The Acadian Peninsula Region in New Brunswick was selected as one of these regions for detailed focus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81061ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81061ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The initial sections of this report provide overviews of the Acadian Peninsula Region, fish and seafood processing overall in the province of New Brunswick, and specifically in the Acadian Peninsula region. This is followed by sections that provide an overview of the region\u2019s labour force, and the specific findings for the labour supply and demand, current and future. The final two report sections outline the HR challenges identified in the region, and some of the promising practices and innovative solutions that employers and communities are trying to address labour supply issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e55dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9e55dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE STUDY METHODS USED TO DEVELOP THESE DETAILED REGIONAL PROFILES INCLUDED:<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15b19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15b19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Two robust econometric models that provide detailed quantifiable projections for both labour demand and supply at the regional level. This is the first time that these numbers have been produced at the regional, provincial and Atlantic levels for the fish and seafood processing industry;<\/li><li>A broad survey of fish and seafood processing facilities (n=100) across the Atlantic provinces covering approximately 69% of the industry workforce; and<\/li><li>Qualitative information focused on themes and issues collected through site visits and interviews with plant managers, employees, unions and community stakeholders. For the Acadian Peninsula Region, the study team collected information from three large plants (more than 200 employees) with different types of product and processing.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a531ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a531ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.17.21\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5233\" alt=\"REAL CHALLENGES, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS AND FRESH PERSPECTIVES\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.17.21\u202fPM.png 752w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.17.21\u202fPM-300x253.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b15fec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b15fec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3b282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d3b282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.0 OVERVIEW OF THE ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d28da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d28da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.1 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3dab91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3dab91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Acadian Peninsula region is located in the North-East corner of New Brunswick on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Key fishing and seafood processing communities in the region include Caraquet (pop. 3,108) and Shippagan (pop. 2,130), along with additional smaller communities also heavily involved in fish and seafood processing (e.g., Bas-Caraquet, Lam\u00e8que, Grande Anse). Bathurst (pop. 15, 557) is the closest regional centre at approximately 70 kilometres from Caraquet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbed51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcbed51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.1 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d54807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d54807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The population of Acadian Peninsula Region is aging and not expected to grow substantially over the next decade. Compared to the province overall, the population has proportionally lower numbers of immigrants, visible minorities and non-Canadian citizens, but similar proportions of people identifying as Aboriginal (according to Census definitions).<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82e790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b82e790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>CHARACTERISTIC<\/th>\n<th>ACADIAN PENINSULA<\/th>\n<th>NEW BRUNSWICK<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FEMALE<\/td>\n<td>39,520<\/td>\n<td>381,745<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n<td>49.5%<\/td>\n<td>51.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IMMIGRANTS<\/td>\n<td>1,015<\/td>\n<td>33,810<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n<td>1.3%<\/td>\n<td>4.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NOT CANADIAN CITIZENS<\/td>\n<td>460<\/td>\n<td>19,930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n<td>0.6%<\/td>\n<td>2.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VISIBLE MINORITIES<\/td>\n<td>790<\/td>\n<td>24,535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n<td>1.0%<\/td>\n<td>3.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ABORIGINAL IDENTITY<\/td>\n<td>3,035<\/td>\n<td>29,380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n<td>3.9%<\/td>\n<td>4.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ef1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ef1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 1: Acadian Peninsula Population Characteristics &#8211; source 2016 census<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b4641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b4641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to projections, the population levels are expected to slightly increase over the upcoming 13 years (81,107 in 2017 and then 82,273 by 2030). Although the total population will grow slightly, it will be an aging population with the proportion of the age cohort 65 years or older rising from 24.4% in 2017 to approximately 33% by 2030 (see Figure 1). While population growth will be negatively impacted by the continued aging of the population and increased number of deaths, this will be countered to some extent by a predicted continuation of a pattern of net in-migration of approximately 4,300 people by 2030 (see Figure 2).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019df4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"019df4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.24.06\u202fPM-1024x506.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5242\" alt=\"Bar chart showing the percentage distribution of population by age group from 2017 to 2030. Categories include ages 0-14, 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, and 65 and over.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.24.06\u202fPM-1024x506.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.24.06\u202fPM-300x148.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.24.06\u202fPM-768x380.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.24.06\u202fPM-1536x759.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.24.06\u202fPM.png 1542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8dbec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8dbec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.26.01\u202fPM-1024x440.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5243\" alt=\"Bar chart illustrating population change from 2017 to 2030 with components: births, deaths, and net migration. Each year shows positive births, negative deaths, and net migration values.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.26.01\u202fPM-1024x440.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.26.01\u202fPM-300x129.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.26.01\u202fPM-768x330.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.26.01\u202fPM-1536x659.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.26.01\u202fPM.png 1542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb321e7 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb321e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84561ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84561ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIGURE 3: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - ACADIAN PENINSULA AND NEW BRUNSWICK<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e047cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e047cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1bca0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a1bca0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b1b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4b1b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.29.26\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.29.26\u202fPM.png 694w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.29.26\u202fPM-300x152.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a2f465 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a2f465\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0939d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0939d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The overall education level of the region\u2019s residents is somewhat lower when compared with New Brunswick overall (see Figure 3). Thirty-five per cent (35%) do not have a high school diploma (vs. 22% for the province), and 10% (vs. 17% for the province) have a university degree (bachelor\u2019s level or greater). From interviews, it was determined that part of this may be attributable to the ongoing out-migration from the region into often more urban centres by younger people who often have higher levels of education than older cohorts. This corresponds also to the aging demographics for the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48418b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d48418b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d5e3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32d5e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEAT PROCESSING<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e531ec6 white-title e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e531ec6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733ac27 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"733ac27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.0<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e59c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98e59c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666f211 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"666f211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>3.0 <\/span>OUTLOOK OF NB FISH AND SEAFOOD PROCESSING\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3b637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f3b637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.1 OVERALL PROVINCIAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed55224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed55224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>GDP in New Brunswick grew by 1.9% in 2017, boosted by strong government capital investment and current spending. As government investment enters its downward phase in the next few years, growth in business investment helps to offset its effect on GDP. The result is average overall growth of 0.8% during 2017- 21. In the long term, the tightening labour market drives up wages and personal income growth, which in turn stimulates consumer expenditures. Business investment also drives growth in the long term, as investment related to the Mactaquac hydro dam replacement ramps up. GDP growth averages 1.1% per year over 2022-2026 and 1% over 2027-2030.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d16daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d16daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.2  NEW BRUNSWICK SEAFOOD PRODUCT OUTLOOKS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbe845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dbe845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seafood processing real GDP is forecast to expand by 0.2% on average over the 2018-2021 period, then the pace of growth is expected to quicken to 1.1% on average over 2022-2026 and 2027-2030. Overall consumption growth is expected see a reversal from an outright decline over 2013-2017 to increasingly positive albeit slow growth as consumer demand for prepared fish products improves. International exports are expected to rise slowly over the forecast period as export market growth is modest, but on the positive side of the ledger, trade agreements will encourage market penetration in the European Union and in the members of the TPP trade pact. Interprovincial exports are expected to improve modestly as consumer demand in other provinces gain from the trend toward more processed fish consumption. Interindustry demand also improves as the demand for prepared fish inputs rises, primarily as a result of increased provincial food production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2eca95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2eca95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 2: NB PREPARED SEAFOOD END MARKET GROWTH (ANNUAL AVERAGE % CHANGE)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3310feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3310feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>END MARKET<\/th>\n<th>2013-2017<\/th>\n<th>2018-2021<\/th>\n<th>2022-2026<\/th>\n<th>2027-2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Consumption<\/td>\n<td>-0.7<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td>0.4<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>International Exports<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interprovincial Exports<\/td>\n<td>-0.2<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interindustry Demand<\/td>\n<td>2.8<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Imports<\/td>\n<td>-0.7<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td>0.4<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total End Market Demand<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>0.2<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cbee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09cbee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.3  SEAFOOD PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK FOR NB<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a383d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27a383d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seafood processing employment is expected to rise from current levels of 5,200 workers to 5,400 jobs by 2030 assuming the industry can sustain assumed productivity gains. Production labour (processing and plant workers) constitute nearly 6-in-10 (62%) jobs. Labour productivity (GDP per hour worked) is forecast to average 0.2% over the projection period. Coupled with seafood processing real GDP growth, this means that total hours of work are forecast to rise by 0.0% on average over 2018-2021, and then increase by 0.8% over 2022-2026 and 2027-2030. Average hours worked per employee is forecast to rise by 0.3% on average over the projection period, which leads to the total number of jobs falling by 0.3% over 2018-21, and then rising by 0.5% over 2022-2026 and 2027-2030.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc3090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fc3090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Replacement demands (deaths and retirements) are expected to total 2,245 between 2017 and 2030. Taking account of both replacement and expansion demands, the industry will likely need to hire just over 2,550 new workers, or (46%) of the current workforce over the next 13 years. These hiring requirements are net numbers of new workers and do not include annual hiring requirements due to turnover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4659d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4659d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-1024x327.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-1024x327.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-300x96.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-768x245.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-1536x490.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM.png 1862w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad6e10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ad6e10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d17b8d1 white-title e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d17b8d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f98f3d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f98f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.0 <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfd862 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdfd862\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae24a1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cae24a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>4.0 <\/span>ACADIAN PENINSULA FISH AND SEAFOOD PROCESSORS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d414d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d414d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.1 EMPLOYERS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b17cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b17cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The region hosts 17 processors ranging in size, species processed and types of processing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f9609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0f9609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverall, there are 17 fish and seafood processing establishments in the Acadian Peninsula Region 3. Species processed include a range such as lobster, crab, salmon, shrimp and herring. As noted on the map in Section 1, most of these establishments are relatively small (under 50 employees) with a few notable larger facilities. Most of the plants operate on a seasonal basis but have been implementing strategies to extend the season from 12 to 14 weeks to 9 to 12 months. According to the register of workers in seafood processing plants, approximately 8% of workers work in more than one plant. <sup>4<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8de5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8de5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The current industry workforce is more than 4,300 workers at peak season with approximately half of the employers being labourers and one-quarter being plant workers<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68a56b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f68a56b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.2 WORKERS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5612abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5612abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.2.1 WORKFORCE SIZE & OCCUPATIONS<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b220f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36b220f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The estimated total number of individuals employed by the fish and seafood processing sector in the Acadian Peninsula Region in 2017 was 2,587 on average and rising to 4,382 at peak season5 representing between 6% and 10% of the labour force on average and during peak season respectively (see Table 3). Half of all employed during the peak season (50%) are labourers (NOC 9618) approximately one-quarter (24%) are plant workers (NOC 9463). This distribution was confirmed during interviews where it was indicated that the majority of positions do not require previous experience or training. The plant worker jobs generally require some experience in the industry (6-12 months) with on-the-job training (e.g., operating specific pieces of equipment). While a high school diploma is often preferred, it is often not necessary to secure a starting position, according to the plant and HR managers interviewed for the study.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c877f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c877f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.59.01\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.59.01\u202fPM.png 636w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.59.01\u202fPM-300x149.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d12fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52d12fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FOOTNOTES<\/p><p>3 Number of establishments is based on the 2016 data from Statistic Canada\u2019s Business Registrar.<\/p><p>4 Gouvernement de Nouveau Brunswick, Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9ducation postsecondaire, de la Formation et du Travail. Registre \u2013 Travailleurs et travailleuses d\u2019usine de la transformation des produits marins, P\u00e9ninsule Acadienne, \u00e9dition 2017. Caraquet, janvier 2018.<\/p><p>5 Average employment refers to average monthly employment over the calendar year, while peak employment is the average number employed during the month with the highest employment during the year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881471b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881471b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 3: PROFILE OF WORKERS BY OCCUPATIONS FOR ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION &#8211; 2017 (AVERAGE &amp; PEAK)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dfafd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11dfafd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>AVG 2017 (#)<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2017 (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Employment<\/td>\n<td>2,691<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>FOUNDATIONAL (NOC 9617)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Production Labourer<\/td>\n<td>857<\/td>\n<td>32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Poultry Production<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>INTERMEDIATE (NOC 9462; 9461)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>General Meat Cutter\/Knife Person<\/td>\n<td>493<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Machine Operator<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Slaughter Person<\/td>\n<td>283<\/td>\n<td>11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>HIGH (NOC 9213)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Master Butcher<\/td>\n<td>95<\/td>\n<td>4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Specialized Cutter<\/td>\n<td>162<\/td>\n<td>6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>SUPERVISORY (NOC 9213)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Supervisors<\/td>\n<td>108<\/td>\n<td>4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>MANAGEMENT (NOC 0911)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Management<\/td>\n<td>112<\/td>\n<td>4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>OTHER CATEGORIES<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Maintenance<\/td>\n<td>119<\/td>\n<td>4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Skill Trades<\/td>\n<td>188<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Quality Control Technician<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Office Staff<\/td>\n<td>188<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Other Occupations<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-800e521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"800e521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>* This includes occupations in areas such as transport, logistics and material handlers that do not fall within the main NOC codes identified above.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ae987 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2ae987\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92be1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a92be1a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8259a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c8259a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.49.19\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5261\" alt=\"An estimated 27% of workers are unionized in the region.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.49.19\u202fPM.png 580w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.49.19\u202fPM-300x276.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e0def e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88e0def\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e4b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69e4b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.2.2 UNIONIZATION<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a914164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a914164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Workers at four of the plants in the area (out of a total of 17 establishments) are unionized (USW, Unifor) with approximately 1,160 members across the four establishments. Assuming most of the members are within the labourer and plant worker groups (NOC 9618; NOC 9463), this would represent an approximate 27% unionization rate among workers for the region during peak season (i.e., 1,160\/4,382 = 27%).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c143e51 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c143e51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f041f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6f041f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c77114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c77114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.50.30\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5263\" alt=\"Illustration of paper, pencil and calculator\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.50.30\u202fPM.png 580w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.50.30\u202fPM-300x276.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7de084 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7de084\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123355d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"123355d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.2.3 WAGES<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261b7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261b7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Median hourly wages for shellfish\/fish labourers and plant workers are slightly lower than the provincial average and $2 to $3 per hour lower than C and D level occupations such as farm workers and fish deckhands in the broader economic region of Campbellton-Miramichi, while approximately $1 higher than positions in retail and food services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963987d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"963987d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 4: WAGE LEVELS FOR SELECTED OCCUPATIONS &#8211; 2017 ($\/HOUR)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a223a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a223a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Low Wage(10th percentile)<\/th>\n<th>Median Wage(50th percentile)<\/th>\n<th>High Wage(90th percentile)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Shellfish\/Fish Processing Labourer (NOC 9618)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Campbellton-Miramichi Region (NB)<\/td>\n<td>11.55<\/td>\n<td>12.50<\/td>\n<td>14.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>All New Brunswick<\/td>\n<td>11.55<\/td>\n<td>13.35<\/td>\n<td>15.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Moncton-Richibucto Region (NB)<\/td>\n<td>11.55<\/td>\n<td>13.00<\/td>\n<td>16.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Saint John \u2013 St. Stephen Region (NB)<\/td>\n<td>11.75<\/td>\n<td>14.49<\/td>\n<td>18.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Shellfish\/Fish Plant Worker (NOC 9463)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Campbellton-Miramichi Region (NB)<\/td>\n<td>11.77<\/td>\n<td>12.55<\/td>\n<td>14.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>All New Brunswick<\/td>\n<td>11.25<\/td>\n<td>12.75<\/td>\n<td>19.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Moncton-Richibucto Region (NB)<\/td>\n<td>11.25<\/td>\n<td>12.00<\/td>\n<td>16.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Saint John \u2013 St. Stephen Region (NB)<\/td>\n<td>11.93<\/td>\n<td>14.42<\/td>\n<td>15.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Other C&amp;D Level Occupations<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Campbellton-Miramichi Region (NB) Farm Worker (NOC 8431)<\/td>\n<td>12.29<\/td>\n<td>16.00<\/td>\n<td>20.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Deckhand, Fishing (NOC 8441)<\/td>\n<td>12.50<\/td>\n<td>15.00<\/td>\n<td>21.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Retail Sales (NOC 6421)<\/td>\n<td>11.25<\/td>\n<td>11.50<\/td>\n<td>19.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Food Services (NOC 6711)<\/td>\n<td>11.25<\/td>\n<td>11.25<\/td>\n<td>17.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Cashier (NOC 6611)<\/td>\n<td>11.25<\/td>\n<td>11.25<\/td>\n<td>13.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feae4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feae4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: Employment and Social Development Canada \u2013 Job Bank \u2013 Labour Market Information<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ab83d blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09ab83d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83e13c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d83e13c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.0 <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f104571 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f104571\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e78689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e78689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>5.0 <\/span>REGION\u2019S LABOUR FORCE <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d33ef42 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d33ef42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE REGION\u2019S LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS ARE\nSLIGHTLY MORE THAN 42,000. APPROXIMATELY ONE-FIFTH OF THE ADULT POPULATION WORKED IN A FULL-YEAR, FULL-TIME POSITION IN 2015.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfab1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cfab1b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eef780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eef780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe median hourly wage for shellfish\/fish labourers (NOC 9618) in the Campbellton-Miramichi Region<sup>6<\/sup> of New Brunswick in 2017 was $12.50\/hour (see Table 4). The median wage for shellfish\/fish plant workers (NOC 9463) was very similar at $12.55\/hour. These wage rates are both slightly lower than the provincial median rates ($13.35\/hour and $12.75\/hour respectively) for these occupations and lag the median wages of the other regions in the province for which data is available. The exception is Moncton-Richibucto where the median hourly wage for shellfish\/fish plant workers is lower ($12\/hour). To provide context, the minimum wage in New Brunswick in 2017 was $11\/hour.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0197d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0197d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When compared with other C&amp;D level occupations in the same region, the median wages for shellfish\/fish labourers and plant workers were generally lower by approximately $2 to $3 per hour for farm workers and fish deckhands. On the other hand, the median wages of shellfish\/fish labourers were approximately $1\/hour greater than those positions generally observed in retail and food services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac553fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac553fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the interviews with managers, the wages offered in the Acadian Peninsula region tend to be aligned with the higher wages observed in the region, as the entry level wage most commonly reported ranges between $14\/hour and $15\/ hour with a bonus of $1\/hour after 44 hours of work completed. Once other benefits and experience are taken into account, wages per hour can represent $17 to $22\/hour. Bonuses are not used in all plants as it depends on the species being processed. This type of compensation was not mentioned in the interviews for plants processing crab or lobster, but it is used for herring allowing for salaries to be much higher ($30+\/ hour) for top performers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368d768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"368d768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>6 The Campbellton-Miramichi Region of New Brunswick includes the Acadian Peninsula Region as well as some additional areas. Reliable wage data was only available for this slightly larger region.<\/p><p>7 Information available for Gloucester that encompasses Acadian Peninsula as well as the City of Bathurst.<\/p><p>8 David Campbell, Jupia Consultants Inc. for the New Brunswick Multicultural Council (2018). The Bathurst and Chaleur Region in 2030.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3872d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3872d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.1 OVERVIEW OF LOCAL LABOUR FORCE<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3710f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3710f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.1.1 SIZE OF LABOUR FORCE, MAIN SECTORS AND WORK PATTERNS<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab27484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab27484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe overall size of the labour force for the region in 2017 was estimated at 42,191 (out of a total population of 81,107). The largest proportions of the labour force for the Gloucester census division of New Brunswick<sup>7<\/sup> work in retail trade (13%), health and social services (15%) and manufacturing (9% &#8211; includes fish and seafood processing).<sup>8<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e3af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5e3af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to Census 2016 data, only one-fifth (21%) of the population 15 years or older worked full time for the full-year (see Figure 4). A larger proportion worked part of the year and\/or part time (39%), while a similar proportion (40%) reported not working in 2015. This is consistent with the information collected from interviews that indicated that much of the private sector-based employment in the region is seasonal (e.g., tourism, retail, fish harvesting, agriculture), so it is challenging for people to find full-time, year-round employment, which is often more characteristic of the public-sector opportunities in the area (e.g., health, education).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9120a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9120a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-1.12.27\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-1.12.27\u202fPM.png 466w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-1.12.27\u202fPM-300x166.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d22905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d22905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FIGURE 4: WORK PATTERNS (15 YEARS AND OLDER ) &#8211; ACADIAN PENINSULA REGIION<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4cba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f4cba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTABLE 5: AVERAGE MONTHLY EI CLAIMANTS FOR ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION \u2013 2014 TO 2016 <sup>9<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c53492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c53492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>Jan<\/th>\n      <th>Feb<\/th>\n      <th>Mar<\/th>\n      <th>Apr<\/th>\n      <th>May<\/th>\n      <th>Jun<\/th>\n      <th>Jul<\/th>\n      <th>Aug<\/th>\n      <th>Sept<\/th>\n      <th>Oct<\/th>\n      <th>Nov<\/th>\n      <th>Dec<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total (All Occupations)<\/td>\n      <td>9,370<\/td>\n      <td>9,013<\/td>\n      <td>9,050<\/td>\n      <td>8,700<\/td>\n      <td>6,817<\/td>\n      <td>5,963<\/td>\n      <td>7,237<\/td>\n      <td>7,240<\/td>\n      <td>6,907<\/td>\n      <td>7,297<\/td>\n      <td>7,943<\/td>\n      <td>9,123<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Skill Level C &amp; D*<\/td>\n      <td>5,993<\/td>\n      <td>5,810<\/td>\n      <td>5,857<\/td>\n      <td>5,703<\/td>\n      <td>4,400<\/td>\n      <td>3,767<\/td>\n      <td>4,653<\/td>\n      <td>4,697<\/td>\n      <td>4,440<\/td>\n      <td>4,763<\/td>\n      <td>5,173<\/td>\n      <td>5,823<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Food Processing**<\/td>\n      <td>1,123<\/td>\n      <td>1,130<\/td>\n      <td>1,100<\/td>\n      <td>1,043<\/td>\n      <td>670<\/td>\n      <td>533<\/td>\n      <td>890<\/td>\n      <td>887<\/td>\n      <td>853<\/td>\n      <td>987<\/td>\n      <td>1,027<\/td>\n      <td>1,130<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64dc2a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64dc2a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*includes intermediate jobs that usually call for high school and\/or job-specific training (Skill Level C) and labour jobs that usually give on-the-job training (Skill Level D)<\/p><p>**includes the following occupations: manufacturing managers (NOC 0911); bakers (6,332); retail salespersons (6421); material handlers (7,452); food and beverage processing supervisors (9,213); industrial butchers and meat cutters (9,462); fish and seafood plant workers (9,463); food and beverage processing labourers (9617)<\/p><p>Source: Employment and Social Development Canada 2017<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c962f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c962f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9 Monthly EI beneficiaries as reported in the table represent the average number of beneficiaries in the month between 2014 and 2016.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec9e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bec9e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.1.2 UNEMPLOYMENT<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-012cae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"012cae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The unemployment rate for the region in 2017 was 14.7% on average, but monthly the rate experiences considerable fluctuations from a low of 1.2% to a high of 27.7%. According to Census data, more than one-quarter (27.4%) of the population 15 years or older who had income, received regular Employment Insurance (EI) payments at some point in 2015.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-254f530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"254f530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to EI data provided by ESDC for the region, the average monthly number of EI claimants in food processing sectors across three years demonstrates the seasonality of the number of EI claimants ranging from an average low of 533 in the month of June to more than 1,100 in December, January and February (see Table 5). Figure 5 also demonstrates the seasonality of the number of EI claimants with the cyclical pattern illustrated to be similar across the three years of available data (2014-2016) with slightly higher numbers of claimants occurring in 2016 (+2.2% for overall claims on an annual average for this period; +6.2% for food processing).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196ab49 green-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"196ab49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-effc237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"effc237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-12.38.43\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5289\" alt=\"Illustration of a clock and a dollar sign\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1828814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1828814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The average unemployment rate for the region in 2017 was 14.7%, with considerable monthly fluctuations given the seasonality of many of the industries.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f2d14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12f2d14\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba05f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba05f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIGURE 5: MONTHLY EL CLAIMANTS FOR ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION - 2014 TO 2016 <sup>9<\/sup><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a881de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a881de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f9d69 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9f9d69\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1504d34 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1504d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-12.53.18\u202fPM-1024x528.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5295\" alt=\"A chart depicting the fluctuations in oil and gas job opportunities in the state across various years.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-12.53.18\u202fPM-1024x528.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-12.53.18\u202fPM-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-12.53.18\u202fPM-768x396.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-12.53.18\u202fPM.png 1310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d6f0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50d6f0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcae5d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcae5d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a22b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a22b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Esgenoopetitj First Nation has become quite active in seafood processing as they have owned P\u00eacheries Baie Chaleurs in Caraquet since 2013. They are undergoing a major plant renovation that will increase automatization and allow them to diversify their products.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d74012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d74012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.2 OVERVIEW OF IMMIGRANT SOURCES OF LABOUR<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff505e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff505e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The proportion of immigrants in the Acadian Peninsula Region is lower when compared with New Brunswick overall (1.3% vs. 4.6%). The TFWP is not a significant source of labour for the region\u2019s plants and in 2017, just one plant was using the program. Plant managers interviewed indicated that they are not facing issues finding employment suitable for their needs. One reason being that the plants in the region tend to be smaller than in other parts of the province. Another reason suggested was that the industry does not face direct competition with other industries to attract workers. Most of the competition for the labour supply is within the industry with plants competing with one another to attract workers. Some plant representatives indicated that there is a strong tradition of working in the plants for the local population, and less mobility among the labour pool.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5a28c green-section elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a5a28c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currently, recent immigrants and temporary foreign workers play a limited role in addressing labour supply issues in the fish and seafood processing industry in the Acadian Peninsula Region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359e259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"359e259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.3 OVERVIEW OF INDIGENOUS SOURCES OF LABOUR<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be74385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be74385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are two First Nations groups with communities near the Acadian Peninsula region. The Pabineau First Nation has a community close to the city of Bathurst; and the Esgenoopetitj First Nation has two communities near Burnt Church and two near Caraquet, with a total on-reserve population of approximately 1,440. There are two additional communities with an on-reserve population of approximately 1,000 people near Miramichi: The Eel Ground First Nation and the Metepenagiag Mi\u2019kmaq Nation. These two last communities are further away from the Acadian Peninsula region (approximately two hours from Caraquet).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7001ba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7001ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Esgenoopetitj First Nation has become quite active in seafood processing as they have owned P\u00eacheries Baie Chaleurs in Bas-Caraquet for approximately five years. The plant processes crab and herring. It employs 225 workers, with approximately one-quarter being First Nations. One challenge for retention of First Nations workers is related to the distance between their community and the plant (approximately 80 km). To reduce this issue and increase retention, the company has built residences for their workers. At the time of the interviews, they were in the midst of constructing a new plant, acquiring new machinery and automating. In addition to further diversifying the species processed, the new plant will allow them to extend the season to eight to 10 months out of the year. This First Nations group is also involved in harvesting and supplies other processing plants in addition to Baie Chaleurs. Other processing plants in the region indicated in the interviews that they do not have many Indigenous employees in their workforce, as these individuals prefer to work at P\u00eacheries Baie Chaleurs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269c146 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"269c146\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adf400 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2adf400\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d241e blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4d241e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4669d79 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4669d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.0 <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d4d42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4d4d42\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac99ba1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac99ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>6.0 <\/span>CURRENT AND FUTURE LABOUR DEMAND VS. SUPPLY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04b0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f04b0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.1 LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ecc14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ecc14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INSUFFICIENT LOCAL LABOUR FORCE TO MEET THE REGION\u2019S LABOUR REQUIREMENTS (FOR ALL INDUSTRIES) LEAVING AN OVERALL POTENTIAL GAP, WHICH OCCURS DURING PEAK PERIODS. THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GROW THROUGH TO 2030, TO EXTEND GAPS INTO THE AVERAGE, NON-PEAK SEASONS AS WELL. THE PREDICTED SHORTAGES DURING THE PROCESSING PEAK SEASON TEND TO COINCIDE WITH MANY OTHER COMPETING SECTORS\u2019 PEAK SEASONS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7576d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7576d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>2017<\/th>\n<th>2018<\/th>\n<th>2019<\/th>\n<th>2020<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2021-\n2025<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2026-\n2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Population<\/td>\n<td>81,107<\/td>\n<td>81,246<\/td>\n<td>81,374<\/td>\n<td>81,470<\/td>\n<td>81,774<\/td>\n<td>82,273<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Avg. Annual Change (%)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>0.2%<\/td>\n<td>0.2%<\/td>\n<td>0.1%<\/td>\n<td>0.1%<\/td>\n<td>0.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Labour Force<\/td>\n<td>42,191<\/td>\n<td>42,337<\/td>\n<td>42,213<\/td>\n<td>41,824<\/td>\n<td>41,283<\/td>\n<td>40,402<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Avg. Annual Change (%)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>0.3%<\/td>\n<td>-0.3%<\/td>\n<td>-0.9%<\/td>\n<td>-0.4%<\/td>\n<td>-0.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Employment<\/td>\n<td>36,000<\/td>\n<td>36,124<\/td>\n<td>36,164<\/td>\n<td>36,192<\/td>\n<td>36,549<\/td>\n<td>36,634<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Avg. Annual Change (%)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>0.3%<\/td>\n<td>0.1%<\/td>\n<td>0.1%<\/td>\n<td>0.3%<\/td>\n<td>0.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Unemployment Rate<\/td>\n<td>14.7%<\/td>\n<td>14.7%<\/td>\n<td>14.3%<\/td>\n<td>13.5%<\/td>\n<td>11.5%<\/td>\n<td>9.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757aa16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"757aa16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 6: POPULATION AND LABOUR FORCE OUTLOOK SUMMARY: ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196a896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196a896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The model projections indicate that considering the trends in out-migration, and aging population, the Acadian Peninsula Region will have little population growth within the period under study (2017 to 2030) (see Table 6). Given the aging population, the labour force is expected to contract from approximately 42,200 in 2018 to 40,400 by 2030. As a result, unemployment rates are expected to decline from an average of 14.7% in 2017 to 9.3% by 2030 given the corresponding decrease in the labour force.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae8029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ae8029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS EXPLAINED<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45626f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45626f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Specifically, for this project, the analytic team developed an approach to demonstrate the \u201ctightness\u201d of the labour market in supplying the employment demands from seafood processing in the identified regions. LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS EXPLAINED This was calculated by estimating labour requirements in other sectors in the region (nonseafood processing labour requirements) and subtracting those requirements from the total labour force estimates. This difference results in an estimated \u201cresidual\u201d labour force for the region from which seafood processing needs to draw. Not all of the seafood processing workers come from the residual pool, as the sector actively competes with other sectors for workers; however, the \u201ctightness\u201d measure indicates where shortages are likely occurring for not only the seafood processing sector but likely other sectors drawing from the same labour supply. Using this approach, the current and future labour market tightness was calculated to determine the extent to which the region\u2019s labour force can meet the labour requirements of all sectors (both non-seafood processing and seafood processing).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585f326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585f326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As illustrated in Table 7 and Figure 6, the Total Seafood Processing Employment (Peak) is higher than the Residual Total Labour Force. This suggests that there is currently (2017) an insufficient local labour force to meet all the region\u2019s labour requirements (for all industries) leaving an overall potential gap during peak periods. This trend continues all the way through to 2030, increasing toward the second half of this period to extend the gap into the non-peak seasons as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d190279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d190279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The analysis outlined in Table 7 and Figure 6 describes the labour market context within which the fish and seafood processors are operating with respect to finding enough numbers of workers from the local labour supply. Within this tight, competitive labour market, the industry employers have had some success recruiting. For example, in peak season in 2017, the seafood processing industry was able to recruit and employ 4,382 within a labour market that had a residual total labour force of only 3,688. This means that the seafood processing industry was likely recruiting workers from other industries and recruiting workers from outside the local region. While the industry did experience vacancies, these would likely have been substantially higher had it not been successful in recruiting labour external to the region, and\/or competing with other industries in recruiting workers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779df19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"779df19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef4b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef4b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 7: TOTAL LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS: ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f225904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f225904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>2017<\/th>\n      <th>2018<\/th>\n      <th>2019<\/th>\n      <th>2020<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2021-2025<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2026-2030<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total Labour Force <sup>8<\/sup><\/td>\n      <td>42,191<\/td>\n      <td>42,337<\/td>\n      <td>42,213<\/td>\n      <td>41,824<\/td>\n      <td>41,283<\/td>\n      <td>40,402<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total Non-Seafood Processing Labour Requirement<sup>9<\/sup><\/td>\n      <td>38,503<\/td>\n      <td>38,615<\/td>\n      <td>38,573<\/td>\n      <td>38,427<\/td>\n      <td>38,417<\/td>\n      <td>38,155<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Residual Total Labour Force<sup>10<\/sup><\/td>\n      <td>3,688<\/td>\n      <td>3,721<\/td>\n      <td>3,640<\/td>\n      <td>3,396<\/td>\n      <td>2,866<\/td>\n      <td>2,335<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total Seafood Processing Employment (Annual Average)<\/td>\n      <td>2,587<\/td>\n      <td>2,579<\/td>\n      <td>2,540<\/td>\n      <td>2,552<\/td>\n      <td>2,588<\/td>\n      <td>2,646<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total Seafood Processing Employment (Peak)<\/td>\n      <td>4,382<\/td>\n      <td>4,369<\/td>\n      <td>4,302<\/td>\n      <td>4,322<\/td>\n      <td>4,384<\/td>\n      <td>4,483<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ac697 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81ac697\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13edefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13edefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FIGURE 6: TOTAL SEAFOOD PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT AND RESIDUAL LABOUR FORCE: ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbaa4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbaa4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.08.33\u202fPM-1024x480.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5302\" alt=\"A bar chart illustrating the total number of school employees, highlighting the overall workforce in educational institutions.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.08.33\u202fPM-1024x480.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.08.33\u202fPM-300x141.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.08.33\u202fPM-768x360.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.08.33\u202fPM.png 1520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e856e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e856e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10 The labour force includes all individuals who are either employed or unemployed and actively seeking work. The unemployed would include those on regular EI claims along with those receiving other sources of income (e.g., social assistance) who are actively looking for employment.<\/p><p>11 Non-seafood processing labour requirement consists of employment demand from other sectors with an allowance for typical levels of sector-specific unemployment.<\/p><p>12 The residual labour force is the difference between the labour force and the non-seafood processing labour requirement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95af16b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95af16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.11.40\u202fPM-1024x388.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5303\" alt=\"A diverse assortment of four fish and shellfish varieties displayed together on a clean, background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.11.40\u202fPM-1024x388.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.11.40\u202fPM-300x114.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.11.40\u202fPM-768x291.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.11.40\u202fPM.png 1214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce66b89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce66b89\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235038a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"235038a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 8: LOWER-SKILL LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS: ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b037262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b037262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>2017<\/th>\n<th>2018<\/th>\n<th>2019<\/th>\n<th>2020<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2021-2025<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2026-2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lower-Skill Labour Force <sup>13<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>18,843<\/td>\n<td>18,907<\/td>\n<td>18,852<\/td>\n<td>18,678<\/td>\n<td>18,437<\/td>\n<td>18,043<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lower-Skill Non-Seafood Processing Labour Requirement<\/td>\n<td>17,208<\/td>\n<td>17,240<\/td>\n<td>17,198<\/td>\n<td>17,114<\/td>\n<td>17,066<\/td>\n<td>16,999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Residual Lower-Skill Labour Force<\/td>\n<td>1,634<\/td>\n<td>1,667<\/td>\n<td>1,654<\/td>\n<td>1,564<\/td>\n<td>1,371<\/td>\n<td>1,196<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lower-Skill Seafood Processing Employment (Annual Average)<\/td>\n<td>1,799<\/td>\n<td>1,794<\/td>\n<td>1,766<\/td>\n<td>1,774<\/td>\n<td>1,799<\/td>\n<td>1,840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lower-Skill Seafood Processing Employment (Peak)<\/td>\n<td>3,047<\/td>\n<td>3,038<\/td>\n<td>2,991<\/td>\n<td>3,005<\/td>\n<td>3,047<\/td>\n<td>3,117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5240653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5240653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As noted in the description of the occupations, close to three quarters of the occupations in the industry in this region are in the \u201cC\u201d and \u201cD\u201d levels, which are often referred to as \u201clower-skill\u201d occupations, not requiring post-secondary education. Given much of the focus is on the lower-skill labour force, the study also analyzed the \u201ctightness\u201d of the lower-skill labour market (see Table 8 and Figure 7). For example, in peak season in 2017, the seafood processing industry was able to recruit and employ 3,047 workers within a labour market that had a residual total labour force of only 1,634. This means that the seafood processing industry was likely recruiting workers from other industries, and recruiting workers from outside the local region. This level of tightness suggests that many of the industries that rely on a lower-skill labour market are also experiencing labour shortages in this region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a806f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5a806f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>13 The lower-skill labour force is the portion of the total labour force with no education beyond a high school diploma.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20db71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a20db71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f4c11 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96f4c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FIGURE 7: LOWER &#8211; SKILL SEAFOOD PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT AND RESIDUAL LABOUR FORCE: ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f777de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f777de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.32.21\u202fPM-1024x503.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5307\" alt=\"A graph illustrating the distribution of employees across various categories, highlighting their respective numbers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.32.21\u202fPM-1024x503.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.32.21\u202fPM-300x147.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.32.21\u202fPM-768x377.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.32.21\u202fPM.png 1528w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1647563 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1647563\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54bc38 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b54bc38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The overall summary of the labour market tightness as modelled for the Acadian Peninsula Region demonstrates that the local labour force is unable to meet the employment requirements of employers in the area at peak levels overall and for lower-skill level workers at both peak and non-peak periods. This trend is anticipated to continue throughout the period of study (2017 to 2030). These results assume similar industry employment demand (e.g., no new major employers arriving or leaving the area) and no major changes in net migration patterns.<\/p><p>Despite the current and projected tightening of the labour market for the region, interviews with plant managers suggest that the seafood processing industry is remaining competitive and being able to attract enough workers. Some explanatory factors for this success may be offering hourly wages that exceed median wages in other competing occupations, extending the production season and offering more reasonable work schedules. It was also suggested that workers in the region are satisfied with seasonal work as long as it allows them to meet the requirements to qualify for EI. A representative from an educational institution also noted that other industries (e.g., tourism, food services) are facing labour shortages, while observing that hourly wages in the seafood processing industry tend to be increasing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d108c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0d108c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.43.03\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.43.03\u202fPM.png 384w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.43.03\u202fPM-255x300.webp 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c804b36 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c804b36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3efab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3efab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TABLE 9: SUMMARY OF LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS: ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION \u2013 2017-2030\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef57bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef57bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.36.14\u202fPM-1024x260.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5309\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.36.14\u202fPM-1024x260.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.36.14\u202fPM-300x76.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.36.14\u202fPM-768x195.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.36.14\u202fPM-1536x390.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-2.36.14\u202fPM.png 1908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da0d0e blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9da0d0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fc900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4fc900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.2 NUMBER OF WORKERS REQUIRED<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789c199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"789c199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Within a very tight labour market, projections indicate that the Acadian Peninsula Region employers will need to attract approximately 1,500 new workers to the fish and seafood processing industry by 2030. This is equivalent to approximately 58% of their current annual average workforce. This requirement is due to replacement of anticipated retirements over this period, while considering projected industry growth and labour productivity gains. Unfortunately, this recruitment will be occurring within the contextof a very tight regional labour market that is currently experiencing labour shortages during peak seasons, which are predicted to continue during this period. While currently able to meet many of their employment requirements according to interviews with plant managers, it means that seafood processors in this region will likely have to increase their attempts to recruit enough workers to replace retirements, fill ongoing vacancies, workto address turnover rates, while also trying to grow, remain competitive and increase productivity.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ee3eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1ee3eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overall, it is anticipated that the need for new hires will slow down in the short-term (2018- 2019) due to slower industry growth, but as of 2020, there will be a need for approximately 100 new additional hires annually (or approximately 1,500 over the period between 2017-2030 in total). The requirement for new workers will be primarily due to the need for replacements due to retirements and deaths among the workforce (see Table 10). This equates to replacing approximately 58% of the current average seafood processing workforce in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebec10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eebec10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb171f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eb171f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 10: HIRING REQUIREMENT OUTLOOK: ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86144d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86144d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>2017<\/th>\n<th>2018<\/th>\n<th>2019<\/th>\n<th>2020<\/th>\n<th>SUM 2021-<br>2025<\/th>\n<th>SUM 2026-<br>2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Net Hiring Requirement<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>333<\/td>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>97<\/td>\n<td>475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Industry Growth<\/td>\n<td>247<\/td>\n<td>-8<\/td>\n<td>-39<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>71<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Retirements and Mortality<\/td>\n<td>86<\/td>\n<td>86<\/td>\n<td>85<\/td>\n<td>85<\/td>\n<td>425<\/td>\n<td>433<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e5a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04e5a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The employment outlook according to occupation is detailed in Table 11 (Annual Average) and Table 12 (Peak).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07f256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f07f256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 11: EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK (ANNUAL AVERAGE): ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ed641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96ed641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>2017<\/th>\n<th>2018<\/th>\n<th>2019<\/th>\n<th>2020<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2021-<br>2025<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2026-<br>2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Employment<\/td>\n<td>2,587<\/td>\n<td>2,579<\/td>\n<td>2,540<\/td>\n<td>2,552<\/td>\n<td>2,588<\/td>\n<td>2,646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shellfish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n<td>789<\/td>\n<td>787<\/td>\n<td>775<\/td>\n<td>778<\/td>\n<td>789<\/td>\n<td>807<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n<td>316<\/td>\n<td>315<\/td>\n<td>310<\/td>\n<td>312<\/td>\n<td>316<\/td>\n<td>323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shellfish Plant Worker<\/td>\n<td>364<\/td>\n<td>363<\/td>\n<td>357<\/td>\n<td>359<\/td>\n<td>364<\/td>\n<td>372<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fish Plant Worker<\/td>\n<td>147<\/td>\n<td>147<\/td>\n<td>145<\/td>\n<td>145<\/td>\n<td>147<\/td>\n<td>151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Supervisors<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>119<\/td>\n<td>120<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maintenance<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>91<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Skilled Trades<\/td>\n<td>122<\/td>\n<td>122<\/td>\n<td>120<\/td>\n<td>120<\/td>\n<td>122<\/td>\n<td>125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quality Control Technician<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Management<\/td>\n<td>64<\/td>\n<td>64<\/td>\n<td>63<\/td>\n<td>64<\/td>\n<td>65<\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Office Staff<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>108<\/td>\n<td>109<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Occupations<\/td>\n<td>442<\/td>\n<td>441<\/td>\n<td>434<\/td>\n<td>436<\/td>\n<td>443<\/td>\n<td>453<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec1a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec1a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>14 Net hiring requirement does not include hiring required because of turnover (i.e. hiring workers to replace individuals who quit or are fired from their positions). The Imputed turnover rate (total number of people hired as a share of the total number of workers) for Atlantic seafood processors is 40%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366f65b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"366f65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-1024x239.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5317\" alt=\"A colorful drawing showcasing various types of fish swimming together in a vibrant underwater scene.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-1024x239.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-300x70.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-768x179.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM.png 1476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1c08d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec1c08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 12: EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK (PEAK): ACADIAN PENINSULA REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd713c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdd713c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>2017<\/th>\n<th>2018<\/th>\n<th>2019<\/th>\n<th>2020<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2021-\n2025<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2026-\n2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Employment<\/td>\n<td>4,382<\/td>\n<td>4,369<\/td>\n<td>4,302<\/td>\n<td>4,322<\/td>\n<td>4,384<\/td>\n<td>4,483<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shellfish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n<td>1,578<\/td>\n<td>1,574<\/td>\n<td>1,549<\/td>\n<td>1,557<\/td>\n<td>1,579<\/td>\n<td>1,615<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n<td>632<\/td>\n<td>631<\/td>\n<td>621<\/td>\n<td>624<\/td>\n<td>633<\/td>\n<td>647<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shellfish Plant Worker<\/td>\n<td>727<\/td>\n<td>725<\/td>\n<td>714<\/td>\n<td>718<\/td>\n<td>728<\/td>\n<td>744<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fish Plant Worker<\/td>\n<td>294<\/td>\n<td>294<\/td>\n<td>289<\/td>\n<td>290<\/td>\n<td>295<\/td>\n<td>301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Supervisors<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>119<\/td>\n<td>120<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maintenance<\/td>\n<td>111<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>109<\/td>\n<td>109<\/td>\n<td>111<\/td>\n<td>113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Skilled Trades<\/td>\n<td>147<\/td>\n<td>146<\/td>\n<td>144<\/td>\n<td>145<\/td>\n<td>147<\/td>\n<td>150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quality Control Technician<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Management<\/td>\n<td>64<\/td>\n<td>64<\/td>\n<td>63<\/td>\n<td>64<\/td>\n<td>65<\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Office Staff<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>108<\/td>\n<td>109<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Occupations<\/td>\n<td>575<\/td>\n<td>574<\/td>\n<td>565<\/td>\n<td>567<\/td>\n<td>575<\/td>\n<td>588<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96402b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96402b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294933d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"294933d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7.0 OVERVIEW OF HR ISSUES ENCOUNTERED<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ab1b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ab1b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interviews with plant managers indicate that they are not currently facing labour shortages, therefore there were few human resources issues highlighted in this region. Nonetheless, changes in demographics are recognized as well as how these can potentially result in difficulties to recruit an adequate workforce in the future. Some of the common themes that were identified and may be characteristic of the various plants in this region include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262a233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"262a233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RECRUITMENT<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f3717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62f3717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the larger, seasonal plants there is an ongoing process to recruit enough numbers of people during their processing seasons. Ads are placed on radios, newspapers, online job boards and social media. Many of the referrals are by word of mouth from within the community. Plant managers interviewed, however, indicated that they are currently meeting their recruitment targets. Concern is expressed regarding an aging demographic that will create future labour shortages and a younger labour force that is not interested in joining the industry or is even discouraged by their families to choose this occupation. The average age in 15 plants in the region ranges between 45 and 55<sup>15<\/sup> years old. Growing export markets may also create labour shortages in the future.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b00b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1b00b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LIMITED CONTROL OVER THE SEASON\nLENGTH<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-895b983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"895b983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those plants that have not diversified their product or that lack the equipment and technology to extend the window to process inputs are vulnerable to external factors that may affect the length of the production season, such as environmental concerns to protect specifies in risk of extinction, or lack of co-ordination between the harvesting and processing industries. This creates some uncertainty regarding work stability that can be offered to employees and a guarantee that they will attain a minimum number of weeks worked.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b4fdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9b4fdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INDUSTRY IMAGE<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015c961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"015c961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>the ability to attract younger workers to the industry is somewhat limited given the reputation of the sector. On the other hand, employees in the sector feel engaged and express a sense of belonging to the industry. Both employees and plant managers interviewed indicate that workers are proud of the companies they work for.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763a403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"763a403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IMPACT OF LABOUR SHORTAGES <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2270adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2270adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plant managers do not appear to correlate long work hours to labour shortages, but rather see them as an intrinsic characteristic of the industry. Employees, on the other hand, would appreciate having fewer hours distributed over more weeks and some plants are introducing changes in their practices to that effect. No loss of product was mentioned by the plant managers interviewed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcdc90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcdc90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABSENTEEISM<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9fc38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b9fc38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This does not appear to be a pervasive issue in the region, nonetheless, the case of one plant was mentioned as an illustration that it is a reality. In this case, it is common practice to hire 450 employees when the need is 400 daily.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44054c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e44054c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>15 Gouvernement de Nouveau Brunswick, Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9ducation postsecondaire, de la Formation et du Travail. Registre \u2013 Travailleurs et travailleuses d\u2019usine de la transformation des produits marins, P\u00e9ninsule Acadienne, \u00e9dition 2017. Caraquet, janvier 2018.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16e1da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e16e1da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b66ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07b66ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7.0 OVERVIEW OF HR ISSUES ENCOUNTERED<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4e2bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a4e2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RETENTION ISSUES<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8f759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b8f759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although there is a certain turnover rate among employees, the plants interviewed in this region did not express having problems with worker retention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7254ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7254ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5399ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5399ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Investments in technology and automation seem to vary considerably from plant to plant. Investments in technology appear to be only partially motivated by labour shortages as the ability to increase output by diversifying production lines, further processing raw inputs and processing other species appear to be driving factors of technology investments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8170b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8170b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PREFERENCE FOR SEASONAL WORK AMONG\nLOWER SKILL LEVEL OCCUPATIONS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f5508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94f5508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This may become an issue in the region as more plants continue with their efforts to extend the production season. Currently, there appears to be an adequate fit between the number of workers who wish to work shorter\/longer seasons and what the industry offers. It is unclear how workers will respond to longer seasons but given the limited competition in the region from other industries, it is possible that workers will adapt and the experiences to date suggest that longer seasons are attractive to workers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf5b20 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbf5b20\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0125b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0125b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8.0 PROMISING PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe4c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfe4c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some of the practices that are proving successful in the ability to attract and retain workers in the region that were identified during the interviews include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0c1421 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0c1421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMPETITIVE WAGES AND BENEFITS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04a565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c04a565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wages tend to be higher than those observed in other regions even for entry-level workers. In addition to higher hourly wages, there are several benefits offered such as basic needs for work (e.g., gloves and appropriate clothing paid by the plant), access to cafeteria with inexpensive or free food, breaks during the workday with access to coffee and tea. Offering a turkey to each employee for Christmas was mentioned by at least two plants as a common practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d9875 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0d9875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f602a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f602a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Company-owned buses will transport workers to and from the plant, which is found to be particularly appealing in rural settings where there are limited options for public transportation. Alternatively, financial compensation for transportation is offered by some plants. Another strategy to deal with transportation issues is the construction of dormitories for workers, which has been successfully implemented for workers coming from the First Nations community in Burnt Church.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa38382 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa38382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXTENDING THE PRODUCTION SEASON<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41aff32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41aff32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Extending the production season, which allows plants to offer eight to 10 months of full-time work, is an innovative approach that seems to be giving positive results in combination with higher wages. 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