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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 dark-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 Chilliwack Region is located in southwest British Columbia, approximately 100 Km east of the City of Vancouver. It includes the City of Chilliwack (pop. 101,512 in the Chilliwack CA) and is bordered by the city of Abbotsford to the west, the community of Agassiz next to the Fraser River to the north, the community of Popkum to the east and the United States to the south. Meat processing in the Chilliwack, British Columbia region consists of facilities for processing hogs, cattle and poultry.<\/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 that after accounting for labour requirements in other sectors, regional labour supply will exceed meat processing employment demand through 2025. Supply constraints will tighten during the latter half of the next decade as regional supply begins to decline. The inverse trend is anticipated for low-skill workers; regional supply is projected to fall short of meat processing employment demand in the near-term but will exceed demands beginning in 2021 as supply constraints loosen. Despite this trend, the availability of workers for meat processors will depend on competing employment demands from other sectors. Regional meat employment is expected to surpass 1,500 workers by 2020 and 1,700 by 2030, with average annual growth of 1.2%. Local processors will likely need to hire nearly 1,000 additional workers between 2017 and 2030, due both to industry growth and the need to replace workforce retirements. This figure does not include turnovers which can add significantly to total annual recruitment demands. The region\u2019s population is expected to surpass 500,000 by 2020 and reach nearly 550,000 by 2030, with modest average annual growth of 0.8%. Additionally, while net in-migration of 60,000 individuals is expected to be a source of population growth in the region, it will be outpaced by natural population growth. Rising retirements will cause labour force growth to lag behind employment, resulting in a decline in the regional unemployment rate from 5.0% to 4.2% by 2030.<\/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=\"448\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-2.13.13\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5127\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-2.13.13\u202fPM.png 448w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-2.13.13\u202fPM-300x129.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/>\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\">493,042<\/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=\"446\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-2.21.41\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-2.21.41\u202fPM.png 446w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-2.21.41\u202fPM-300x118.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/>\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\">273,073<\/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, a measure calculated by estimating labour requirements in other sectors in the Chilliwack Region and subtracting those requirements from the total labour force estimates, reveals substantial challenges facing this industry.<\/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=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.16.59\u202fPM-1024x153.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.16.59\u202fPM-1024x153.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.16.59\u202fPM-300x45.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.16.59\u202fPM-768x115.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.16.59\u202fPM.png 1444w\" 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 = Meat processing employment demand is less than 50% of regional labour force at annual average employment levels<\/p><p>2 = Meat processing employment demand is between 50 and 100% of regional labour force at annual average employment levels<\/p><p>3 = Meat processing employment demand is greater than 100% of regional labour force at annual average employment level<\/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=\"518\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.25.55\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5451\" alt=\"Number 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.25.55\u202fPM.png 518w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.25.55\u202fPM-281x300.webp 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/>\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\">MEAT 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=\"824\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.28.30\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5452\" alt=\"Illustration of a factory with two smokestacks on the left and the number 14 on a black background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.28.30\u202fPM.png 824w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.28.30\u202fPM-300x94.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.28.30\u202fPM-768x240.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/>\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=\"824\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.28.45\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5453\" alt=\"Illustration of two construction workers, one in a suit and helmet, and the other in overalls and helmet, with the large number 1,467 on the right side against a black background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.28.45\u202fPM.png 824w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.28.45\u202fPM-300x92.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.28.45\u202fPM-768x235.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/>\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>As meat processors struggle to remain competitive and increase productivity, common challenges experienced by plants throughout the region include ongoing retention, absenteeism, vacancies, challenges with TWFP, and limited public transportation.<\/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-3d9927c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d9927c\" 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-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 Meat processing employment is estimated based on 2016 Census data for the Lower Mainland-Southwest 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><strong>This report is one in a series of 14 regional reports developed to provide detailed labour market information (LMI) for the meat processing industry in 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 Meat Workforce: Real Challenges, Practical Solutions and Fresh Perspectives.<\/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-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 overall study aims to identify the scope of human resource (HR) challenges for the meat 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 meat processing for their local economies. Fourteen regions across Canada were selected for specific focus based on the amount of processing activity, and proportion of labour force working in the industry. Chilliwack Region on the British Columbia 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 Chilliwack Region, meat processing overall in the province of British Columbia, and specifically in the Chilliwack 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\nTHESE DETAILED REGIONAL PROFILES\nINCLUDED:<\/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 (the first time these numbers have been produced at the regional, provincial and national level for the meat processing industry);<\/li><li>A broad survey of meat processing facilities (n=417) across Canada covering approximately 75 per cent 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 Chilliwack Region, the study team collected information from three medium-sized plants (100-250 employees) processing poultry, pork and lamb.<\/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=\"734\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-3.00.34\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5135\" alt=\"REAL CHALLENGES, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS AND FRESH PERSPECTIVES\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-3.00.34\u202fPM.png 734w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-3.00.34\u202fPM-300x253.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/>\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 CHILLIWACK 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 Chilliwack Region is located in southwest British Columbia, approximately 100 Km east of the City of Vancouver. It includes the City of Chilliwack (pop. 101,512 in the Chilliwack CA) and is bordered by the city of Abbotsford to the west, the community of Agassiz next to the Fraser River to the north, the community of Popkum to the east and the United States to the south.<\/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\">2.2 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 Chilliwack region is relatively young compared to British Columbia\u2019s population and is expected to grow over the next decade due to in-migration and continued natural population growth. Compared to the province overall, the population has similar levels of immigrants, and non-Canadian citizens, but slightly lower proportions of people identifying as Aboriginal (according to Census definitions) and visible minorities.<\/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-61357de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61357de\" 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 population for the region in 2017 was 493,042. According to Census 2016 profiles, the proportions of immigrants (20.2%), non-Canadian citizens (6.2%), visible minorities (19.6%) are lower to those overall for British Columbia (see Table 1). The proportion of the population that identifies as Aboriginal according to Census definitions (5.4%) is similar to the for the province.<\/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-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: CHILLIWACK REGION POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS<\/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-b1a5996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1a5996\" 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=\"red-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th>CHARACTERISTIC<\/th>\n      <th>CHILLIWACK REGION<\/th>\n      <th>BRITISH COLUMBIA<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>FEMALE<\/td>\n      <td>241,845<\/td>\n      <td>2,369,815<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n      <td>50.7%<\/td>\n      <td>51.0%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>IMMIGRANTS<\/td>\n      <td>94,365<\/td>\n      <td>1,292,670<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n      <td>20.2%<\/td>\n      <td>28.3%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>NOT CANADIAN CITIZENS<\/td>\n      <td>28,805<\/td>\n      <td>421,940<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n      <td>6.2%<\/td>\n      <td>9.3%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>VISIBLE MINORITIES<\/td>\n      <td>91,470<\/td>\n      <td>1,381,235<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n      <td>19.6%<\/td>\n      <td>30.3%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>ABORIGINAL IDENTITY<\/td>\n      <td>25,090<\/td>\n      <td>270,585<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n      <td>5.4%<\/td>\n      <td>5.9%<\/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-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 increase over the upcoming 13 years (493,042 in 2017 and then 549,724 by 2030). The population age is younger than the provincial median with the City of Chilliwack having a median age of 41.3 years compared to the provincial median of 43.0, but similar to the national median age of 41.2 (Census, 2016). Although the total population will increase, it will be an aging population with the proportion of the age cohort 65 years or older rising from 16.8% in 2017 to approximately 22.5% 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 by a predicted continuation of a pattern of net in-migration of approximately 60,000 people by 2030 coupled with a continued number of births. This will result in a rise in population (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=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.34.55\u202fPM-1024x392.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.34.55\u202fPM-1024x392.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.34.55\u202fPM-300x115.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.34.55\u202fPM-768x294.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.34.55\u202fPM-1536x588.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.34.55\u202fPM.png 1540w\" 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=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.35.45\u202fPM-1024x406.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.35.45\u202fPM-1024x406.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.35.45\u202fPM-300x119.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.35.45\u202fPM-768x304.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.35.45\u202fPM-1536x608.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.35.45\u202fPM.png 1540w\" 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 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<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=\"878\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.36.37\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.36.37\u202fPM.png 878w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.36.37\u202fPM-300x235.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.36.37\u202fPM-768x602.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/>\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-8a2f465 dark-section 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-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 \u2013 CHILLIWACK REGION AND BRITISH COLUMBIA<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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 British Columbia overall (see Figure 3). In the Chilliwack region, 18% do not have a high school diploma (vs. 16% for the province), and 34% of the population have a high school diploma as their highest degree (vs. 29% for the province). Among the working-age population, 15% have a university certificate, diploma or degree (vs 25% for the province).<\/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-ee41439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ee41439\" 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\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<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 BRITISH COLUMBIA MEAT PROCESSING<\/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 BRITISH COLUMBIA MEAT PRODUCT OUTLOOKS<\/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>Total output for meat processing is forecast to expand at a relatively quick pace of 3.2% on average over 2018-21, then moderate to average 2.4% over 2022-26 and 2.0% over 2027-30. Growth will be sustained by some small increases in overall processed meat consumption from 0.7% on average over 2018-21 to 1.0% over 2022-26 to 1.2% over 2027-30 as chicken consumption continues to boost overall meat consumption.<\/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-141bbeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"141bbeb\" 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>International exports are forecast to expand at a strong rate over the projection period, averaging 4.3% over 2022-26, and 3.6% over 2022-30. There are broadbased gains in beef and veal, pork and poultry products. Meat of all types will benefit from the implementation of the Canada-EU CETA and the TPP with ten other Pacific Rim nations. BC\u2019s exports to other provinces will gain from the overall rise in meat consumption in those provinces, with interprovincial exports expanding at a modest rate by 1.2% over 2018-21 and 1.4% over 2022-30. Interindustry demand is reliant on the demand for meat products by other industries, it is forecast to average a robust 3.1% over 2018-21, and 1.8% over 2022-26, then slow to 1.6% over 2027-30.<\/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-5389962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5389962\" 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: BRITISH COLUMBIA PREPARED MEAT 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-38e296b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38e296b\" 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<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\"><table class=\"red-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>-0.1<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>1.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>International Exports<\/td>\n<td>9.6<\/td>\n<td>4.3<\/td>\n<td>3.6<\/td>\n<td>3.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interprovincial Exports<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>1.2<\/td>\n<td>1.4<\/td>\n<td>1.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interindustry Demand<\/td>\n<td>3.5<\/td>\n<td>3.1<\/td>\n<td>1.8<\/td>\n<td>1.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Imports<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<td>1.2<\/td>\n<td>1.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total End Market Demand<\/td>\n<td>4.7<\/td>\n<td>3.2<\/td>\n<td>2.4<\/td>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\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\">3.2 MEAT PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02a17e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a02a17e\" 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>Meat processing employment is expected to rise by 9% between 2017 and 2020, or by close to 500 jobs from 5,200. Total employment is expected to approach 7,000 by 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-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>Meat processing real GDP is forecast to expand at a strong pace over the forecast by 3.6% over the 2018-21 period, 2.8% over 2022-26 and 2.4% over 2027-30. Labour productivity (GDP per hour worked) is forecast to increase by 0.8% on average over the projection period. This means that the needed total hours of work will rise at a strong pace of 2.8% on average over 2018-30, 2.0% over 2022-26 and 1.6% over 2027-30. Average hours worked per employee is forecast to fall slightly over the projection period, which leads to the total number of jobs rising by 2.9% over 2018- 21, 2.0% over 2022-26 and 1.7% over 2027-30.<\/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>Taking account of both replacement and expansion demands, the industry will likely need to need to hire just over 4,350 new workers, or (80%) of the current workforce over the next 13 years (see Figure 4). 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-5453d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5453d52\" 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: ANNUAL MEAT PROCESSING HIRING REQUIREMENTS (EXCLUDING TURNOVER), BRITISH COLUMBIA<\/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=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.41.52\u202fPM-1024x490.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.41.52\u202fPM-1024x490.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.41.52\u202fPM-300x144.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.41.52\u202fPM-768x368.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.41.52\u202fPM.png 1308w\" 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>CHILLIWACK REGION MEAT 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><strong>The region hosts 14 processors ranging significantly in size.<\/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-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\t<p>Overall, there are fourteen meat processing establishments in the Chilliwack Region3, with focus on poultry, pork and beef 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-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 approximately 1,467 workers with close to two thirds (63%) being labourers and 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 sector in the Chilliwack Region in 2017 was 1,467 (see Table 3). Approximately one-third of workers are employed in the foundational level occupations (NOC 9617) (32%) with an additional one-quarter employed (24%) in occupations at an intermediate skill level (NOC 9461; 9462). Approximately 7% of the workforce is in the higher skill occupations of specialized meat cutters and master butchers<\/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-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>3 Number of establishments is based on the 2016 data from Statistic Canada\u2019s Business Registrar.<\/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-ed35b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed35b90\" 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 CHILLIWACK REGION &#8211; 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-7d728e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d728e2\" 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<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\"><table class=\"red-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>1,467<\/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>244<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Poultry Production<\/td>\n<td>213<\/td>\n<td>15%<\/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>218<\/td>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Machine Operator<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Slaughter Person<\/td>\n<td>120<\/td>\n<td>8%<\/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>30<\/td>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Specialized Cutter<\/td>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>5%<\/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>45<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/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>89<\/td>\n<td>6%<\/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>89<\/td>\n<td>6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Skill Trades<\/td>\n<td>127<\/td>\n<td>9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Quality Control Technician<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Office Staff<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Other Occupations*<\/td>\n<td>103<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692ba21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"692ba21\" 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, 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a11b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21a11b4\" 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=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.45.00\u202fPM-1024x163.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5458\" alt=\"A yellow pie chart in the left side. And in the right side the following text: 1,467 AVERAGE NUMBER OF WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THE SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN 2017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.45.00\u202fPM-1024x163.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.45.00\u202fPM-300x48.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.45.00\u202fPM-768x123.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.45.00\u202fPM.png 1416w\" 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-cc80ea1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc80ea1\" 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-c143e51 dark-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=\"418\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.01.09\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.01.09\u202fPM.png 418w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.01.09\u202fPM-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.01.09\u202fPM-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/>\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\">4.2.2 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 labourers in food processing and industrial butchers and meat cutters are in line with the provincial average, and slightly higher than some other C and D level occupations available 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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176cdc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"176cdc3\" 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-e4707da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4707da\" 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 median hourly wage for labourers in food processing (NOC 9617) in the Lower Mainland Southwest Region of British Columbia in 2017 was $14.00\/hour (see Table 4). The median wage for industrial butchers and meat cutters (NOC 9462) was slightly higher at $17.00\/hour. These wage rates are equivalent to the provincial median rates for these occupations. To provide some context, the minimum wage in British Columbia in 2017 was $11.25\/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-621c03f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"621c03f\" 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 labourers in food processing were generally higher by approximately $4100\/hour. The one exception was for a farm worker that provided a slightly higher median hourly wage ($15\/hour).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24223e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24223e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 4: WAGE LEVELS FOR SELECTED OCCUPATIONS &#8211; 2017 ($\/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-ccc349f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccc349f\" 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<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\"><table class=\"red-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>Laborers in food processing (NOC 9617)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Lower Mainland Southwest Region (BC)<\/td>\n<td>12.65<\/td>\n<td>14.00<\/td>\n<td>22.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Vancouver Island and Coast Region (BC)<\/td>\n<td>12.65<\/td>\n<td>13.50<\/td>\n<td>21.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>All British Columbia<\/td>\n<td>12.65<\/td>\n<td>14.00<\/td>\n<td>26.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Industrial butchers and meat cutters (NOC 9462)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Lower Mainland Southwest Region (BC)<\/td>\n<td>12.65<\/td>\n<td>17.00<\/td>\n<td>23.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Vancouver Island and Coast Region (BC)<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>All British Columbia<\/td>\n<td>12.65<\/td>\n<td>17.00<\/td>\n<td>23.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Other C&amp;D Level Occupations Lethbridge-Medicine Hat (AB)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Farm Labourer (NOC 8431)<\/td>\n<td>12.65<\/td>\n<td>15.00<\/td>\n<td>25.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Retail Sales (NOC 6421)<\/td>\n<td>12.65<\/td>\n<td>12.98<\/td>\n<td>23.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Food Services (NOC 6711)<\/td>\n<td>12.65<\/td>\n<td>12.65<\/td>\n<td>17.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\t\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>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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb2cb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bb2cb8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c20351b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c20351b\" 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-b0ae8ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0ae8ce\" 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>On a provincial level, the average hourly wage in food manufacturing ($19.43) is slightly higher than other forms of manufacturing ($19.40) and equal to the average hourly wage for all industries combined ($19.43) (see Table 5). The hourly wage in food manufacturing is higher than that found in retail ($12.81) and accommodation and food services ($12.81), but lower than other industries such as transportation and warehousing ($25.24), educational services ($25.65) and health care and social assistance ($25.99).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf0570 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bf0570\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb09ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb09ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 5: AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE \u2013 CHILLIWACK, 2016-2017 \u2013 ($\/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-22a99b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22a99b3\" 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=\"red-table-5\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>Avg. hourly wage<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>All industries<\/td>\n      <td>$19.43<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Food Manufacturing<\/td>\n      <td>$19.43<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Manufacturing (Total)<\/td>\n      <td>$19.40<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Transportation and warehousing<\/td>\n      <td>$25.24<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Accommodation and food services<\/td>\n      <td>$12.89<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Retail trade<\/td>\n      <td>$12.81<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Health care and social assistance<\/td>\n      <td>$25.99<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Construction<\/td>\n      <td>$21.91<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Educational services<\/td>\n      <td>$25.65<\/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-8b618aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b618aa\" 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: Job Vacancy and Wage Survey Q3 2016 \u2013 Q2 2017<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ab83d dark-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 IS\nAPPROXIMATELY 273,000. <\/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-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 273,073 (out of a total population of 493,042). The largest proportions of the labour force for the City of Chilliwack work in retail trade (12%), health and social services (11%), construction (11%) and manufacturing (8% of the labour force &#8211; includes meat processing). <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-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><strong>The average unemployment rate for the region in 2017 was 5.0%. <\/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-5a53a6d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a53a6d\" 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 5.0% on average. According to Census data, approximately 5.5% of the population in the Chilliwack Region 15 years or older who had income received regular Employment Insurance (EI) payments at some point in 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-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 Vancouver region (Economic Region 52), there has been a declining trend in the number of workers from the food and beverage processing sector (not just meat processing) making EI claims (see Table 6). The highest number of EI beneficiaries has occurred among material handlers in the sector (4,162 EI beneficiaries in 2016 with an average annual 13% decrease between 2014 and 2016), followed by labourers in food and beverage processing (2,300 EI beneficiaries in 2016, decreasing by 29% on average annually since 2014). In 2016 the data indicates that there were 148 industrial butchers\/meat cutters collecting EI benefits with an annual decrease in numbers of approximately 16% on average.<\/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-60dd0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60dd0eb\" 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: EI BENEFICIARIES BY OCCUPATION \u2013 ECONOMIC REGION 52 (VANCOUVER)<\/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-c39ad81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c39ad81\" 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<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\"><table class=\"red-table-5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Occupation<\/th>\n<th>2014<\/th>\n<th>2015<\/th>\n<th>2016<\/th>\n<th>Avg. Annual % Chg.<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Manufacturing managers<\/td>\n<td>938<\/td>\n<td>1001<\/td>\n<td>864<\/td>\n<td>-4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Material handlers<\/td>\n<td>5700<\/td>\n<td>4691<\/td>\n<td>4162<\/td>\n<td>-13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Supervisors, food and beverage processing<\/td>\n<td>509<\/td>\n<td>488<\/td>\n<td>391<\/td>\n<td>-12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing<\/td>\n<td>628<\/td>\n<td>723<\/td>\n<td>455<\/td>\n<td>-14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers<\/td>\n<td>216<\/td>\n<td>308<\/td>\n<td>148<\/td>\n<td>-16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Labourers in food and beverage processing<\/td>\n<td>5455<\/td>\n<td>4275<\/td>\n<td>2300<\/td>\n<td>-29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231935d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"231935d\" 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 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-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><strong>Currently, recent immigrants and temporary foreign workers play a significant role in addressing labour supply issues in the meat processing industry in the Chilliwack Region.<\/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-0d22b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d22b86\" 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 the proportion of immigrants in the Chilliwack Region is lower when compared with British Columbia overall (20.2% vs. 28.3%), the meat processing industry is reliant on recent immigrants and temporary workers working towards permanent residency in Canada. Plant managers interviewed indicated that the TFWP is a key source of workers (often workers who started as TFWs and are making their way through the immigration programs to permanent residency), but recently has become challenging from a cost perspective for continued use at $1,000 per application plus resources required to develop LMIAs, and extensive delays in application 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-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><strong>There is some limited outreach by plants to local Indigenous communities to recruit local Indigenous workers into the sector\u2019s workforce. <\/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-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>In the Chilliwack region, 25,090 individuals identify as Aboriginal according to Census definitions, representing 5.4% of the population (Census 2016). One plant noted that they have partnered with a First Nations Band that offers manufacturing in the meat industry course and the plant offers employment to its recent graduates. Another plant noted that it places job ads in the local Band newspaper and job board.<\/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-b4d241e dark-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<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 dark-section e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2adf400\" data-element_type=\"container\">\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 A SUFFICIENT LOCAL LABOUR FORCE TO MEET THE REGION\u2019S LABOUR REQUIREMENTS (FOR ALL INDUSTRIES). HOWEVER, THE MARKET IS PROJECTED TO BECOME TIGHTER AS OF 2018, LEAVING AN OVERALL POTENTIAL GAP WHICH WILL INCREASE THROUGH TO 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-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 7: POPULATION AND LABOUR FORCE OUTLOOK SUMMARY \u2013 CHILLIWACK 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-26f5a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26f5a52\" 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<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\"><table class=\"red-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 2021-2025<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2026-2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Population<\/td>\n<td>493,042<\/td>\n<td>497,988<\/td>\n<td>502,790<\/td>\n<td>507,499<\/td>\n<td>522,466<\/td>\n<td>549,724<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Avg. Annual Change (%)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.0%<\/td>\n<td>1.0%<\/td>\n<td>0.9%<\/td>\n<td>1.0%<\/td>\n<td>1.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Labour Force<\/td>\n<td>273,073<\/td>\n<td>276,501<\/td>\n<td>279,453<\/td>\n<td>281,099<\/td>\n<td>284,309<\/td>\n<td>291,465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Avg. Annual Change (%)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.3%<\/td>\n<td>1.1%<\/td>\n<td>0.6%<\/td>\n<td>0.4%<\/td>\n<td>0.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Employment<\/td>\n<td>259,314<\/td>\n<td>263,095<\/td>\n<td>266,435<\/td>\n<td>268,271<\/td>\n<td>270,956<\/td>\n<td>279,029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Avg. Annual Change (%)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.5%<\/td>\n<td>1.3%<\/td>\n<td>0.7%<\/td>\n<td>0.4%<\/td>\n<td>0.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Unemployment Rate<\/td>\n<td>5.0%<\/td>\n<td>4.8%<\/td>\n<td>4.7%<\/td>\n<td>4.6%<\/td>\n<td>4.7%<\/td>\n<td>4.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\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 taking into account the trends in migration and aging, the Chilliwack Region will experience population growth within the period under study (2017 to 2030) (see Table 7). These factors will also contribute to a growing labour force for the region, albeit at a slower rate than population growth given the aging population and anticipated retirements. As a result, unemployment rates are expected to decline from an average of 5.0% to 4.3% based on increased opportunities, but slower growth in the overall labour force.<\/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 meat processing in the identified regions. This was calculated by estimating labour requirements in other sectors in the region (nonmeat-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 meat processing needs to draw. Not all of the meat 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 meat 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-meat processing and meat 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 8 and Figure 5, the Total Meat Processing Employment (Annual Average) is lower than the Residual Total Labour Force. This suggests that there is currently (2017) sufficient local labour force to meet all of the region\u2019s labour requirements (for all industries) leaving an overall potential gap. This trend changes shortly after that, with the employment in the sector representing more than 50% of the residual labour force in the region. This tighter labour market is due to reductions in the residual labour supply coupled with continued projected increases in meat processing employment (i.e., labour demand for the sector).<\/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 8 and Figure 6 describes the labour market context within which the meat processors in the Chilliwack Region are operating with respect to finding sufficient numbers of workers from the local labour supply. Within this competitive labour market, the industry employers have had success recruiting. For example, in 2017, the meat processing industry was able to recruit and employ 1,467 within a labour market that had a residual total labour force of only 2,990. This means that the meat processing industry was likely recruiting workers from other industries and 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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576627c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"576627c\" 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 8: TOTAL LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS \u2013 CHILLIWACK 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-b71210a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b71210a\" 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<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\"><table class=\"red-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 Labour Force<sup>5<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>273,073<\/td>\n<td>276,501<\/td>\n<td>279,453<\/td>\n<td>281,099<\/td>\n<td>284,309<\/td>\n<td>291,465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Non-Meat Processing Labour Requirement<sup>6<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>270,083<\/td>\n<td>273,551<\/td>\n<td>276,521<\/td>\n<td>278,166<\/td>\n<td>281,158<\/td>\n<td>288,628<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Residual Total Labour Force<sup>7<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>2,990<\/td>\n<td>2,950<\/td>\n<td>2,932<\/td>\n<td>2,973<\/td>\n<td>3,125<\/td>\n<td>2,748<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Meat Processing Employment (Annual Average)<\/td>\n<td>1,467<\/td>\n<td>1,486<\/td>\n<td>1,504<\/td>\n<td>1,522<\/td>\n<td>1,576<\/td>\n<td>1,672<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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>FIGURE 5: TOTAL MEAT PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT AND RESIDUAL LABOUR FORCE \u2013 CHILLIWACK 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-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=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.54.47\u202fPM-1024x505.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5459\" alt=\"Bar graph of the Total Meat Processing Employment (Annual Average) Residual Labour Force. From 2017 to 2030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.54.47\u202fPM-1024x505.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.54.47\u202fPM-300x148.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.54.47\u202fPM-768x379.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.54.47\u202fPM.png 1416w\" 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>5 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>6 Non-meat processing labour requirement consists of employment demand from other sectors with an allowance for typical levels of sectorspecific unemployment.<\/p><p>7 The residual labour force is the difference between the labour force and the non-meat 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-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<p>As noted in the description of the occupations, approximately 63% of the positions in the industry in this region are in the \u201cC\u201d and \u201cD\u201d levels which are often referred to as \u201clowerskill level\u201d occupations, not requiring post-secondary education. Given much of the focus is on the lower-skill level labour force, the study also analyzed the \u201ctightness\u201d of the lowerskill level labour market (see Table 9 and Figure 6). The tightness of lower-skill level labour market is higher than that observed for the overall market in the first few years projected. For example, in 2017, the meat processing industry was able to recruit and employ 993 workers within a labour market that had a residual total labour force of only 883. This means that the meat processing industry was likely recruiting workers from other industries, and from outside the local region. This level of tightness suggests that many of the industries that rely on a lower-skill level 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-3db2b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3db2b24\" 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 9: LOWER-SKILL LEVEL LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS \u2013 CHILLIWACK 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-da90a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da90a01\" 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<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\"><table class=\"red-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>Lower-Skill Labour Force<sup>8<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>108,215<\/td>\n<td>109,573<\/td>\n<td>110,743<\/td>\n<td>111,395<\/td>\n<td>112,667<\/td>\n<td>115,503<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lower-Skill Non-Meat Processing Labour Requirement<\/td>\n<td>107,376<\/td>\n<td>108,732<\/td>\n<td>109,834<\/td>\n<td>110,394<\/td>\n<td>111,297<\/td>\n<td>114,556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Residual Lower-Skill Labour Force<\/td>\n<td>838<\/td>\n<td>841<\/td>\n<td>909<\/td>\n<td>1,001<\/td>\n<td>1,370<\/td>\n<td>1,593<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lower-Skill Meat Processing Employment (Annual Average)<\/td>\n<td>993<\/td>\n<td>1,005<\/td>\n<td>1,018<\/td>\n<td>1,030<\/td>\n<td>1,067<\/td>\n<td>1,131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31047b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a31047b\" 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>8 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f4c11 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 6: LOWER-SKILL LEVEL MEAT PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT AND RESIDUAL LABOUR FORCE CHILLIWACK 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=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.57.41\u202fPM-1024x443.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5460\" alt=\"A bar and line graph showing lower-skill meat processing employment (red bars) and residual labor force (black line) from 2017 to 2030, with employment remaining steady while the labor force gradually increases.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.57.41\u202fPM-1024x443.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.57.41\u202fPM-300x130.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.57.41\u202fPM-768x332.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.57.41\u202fPM.png 1462w\" 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-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-tablet__width-inherit 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 Chilliwack Region (Table 10) demonstrates that the local labour force is likely insufficient to meet the employment requirements of employers in the area. This tightness is not as critical for the overall labour market, but it is demonstrated for the lower-level skill workers. The tightness of the overall labour market is projected to increase throughout study, while it is expected to decrease for lowerlevel skill workers 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>\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=\"536\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.58.44\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5461\" alt=\"Number 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.58.44\u202fPM.png 536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.58.44\u202fPM-300x298.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.58.44\u202fPM-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\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-c804b36 dark-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-dfbc22c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfbc22c\" 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\">TABLE 10: SUMMARY OF LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS \u2013 CHILLIWACK REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/h3>\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=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-3.00.08\u202fPM-1024x157.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-3.00.08\u202fPM-1024x157.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-3.00.08\u202fPM-300x46.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-3.00.08\u202fPM-768x118.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-3.00.08\u202fPM.png 1450w\" 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-a917723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a917723\" 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 = Meat processing employment demand is less than 50% of regional labour force at annual average employment levels<\/p><p>2 = Meat processing employment demand is between 50 and 100% of regional labour force at annual average employment levels<\/p><p>3 = Meat processing employment demand is greater than 100% of regional labour force at annual average employment level<\/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-9da0d0e dark-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 tight labour market, projections indicate that the Chilliwack Region employers will need to attract approximately 900 new workers to the meat processing industry by 2030. This is equivalent to approximately 61% of their current annual average workforce. This requirement is due to both anticipated industry growth and replacement of anticipated retirements over this period. Unfortunately, this recruitment will be occurring within the context of a tight regional labour market that is currently experiencing labour shortages which are predicted to continue during this period. This tightness in the labour market is contributing to the high number of current vacancies experienced by employers in meat processing (estimated at 5% in Western Canada), and to some degree the higher turnover rates in the industry as workers have more employment opportunities from which to choose, particularly in the lower-skill level occupations (estimated imputed turnover rate of 52% in British Columbia in meat processing industry). All of these factors contribute to the substantial challenges facing Chilliwack Region meat processors in their attempts to recruit enough workers to replace retirements, fill ongoing vacancies, work to 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 as of 2017, there will be a need for increased numbers of new hires, due to both industry growth and the need for replacements due to anticipated retirements and deaths among the workforce (see Table 9). Overall, this results in the need to attract 901 new workers to the industry between 2018 and 2030. This equates to replacing approximately 61% of the 2017 average meat 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-9101112 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9101112\" 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 11: HIRING REQUIREMENT OUTLOOK \u2013 CHILLIWACK 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-de7e8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de7e8b3\" 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<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\"><table class=\"red-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 2021-2025<\/th>\n<th>SUM 2026-2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Net Hiring Requirement<sup>9<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<td>67<\/td>\n<td>67<\/td>\n<td>67<\/td>\n<td>341<\/td>\n<td>359<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Industry Growth<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>91<\/td>\n<td>97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Retirements and Mortality<\/td>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>250<\/td>\n<td>262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\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 12 (Annual Average).<\/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-f4d699b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d699b\" 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 class=\"p1\">9 Net hiring requirement does not include hiring required as a result 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 workers hired as a share of the total number of workers) for British Columbia meat processors is estimated at 52%.<\/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 12: EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK (ANNUAL AVERAGE) \u2013 CHILLIWACK 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-24f727d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24f727d\" 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<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\"><table class=\"red-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=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Employment<\/td>\n<td>1,467<\/td>\n<td>1,486<\/td>\n<td>1,504<\/td>\n<td>1,522<\/td>\n<td>1,576<\/td>\n<td>1,672<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>FOUNDATIONAL (NOC 9617)<\/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>Production Labourer (including Processor, Packer, Barn Worker)<\/td>\n<td>244<\/td>\n<td>247<\/td>\n<td>250<\/td>\n<td>253<\/td>\n<td>262<\/td>\n<td>278<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Poultry Production Labourer (including Plant Production Worker, Poultry\nWorker, General Labourer)<\/td>\n<td>213<\/td>\n<td>215<\/td>\n<td>218<\/td>\n<td>221<\/td>\n<td>228<\/td>\n<td>242<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>INTERMEDIATE (NOC 9462; 9461)<\/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>General Meat Cutter or Knife Person\/Poultry Cutter<\/td>\n<td>218<\/td>\n<td>221<\/td>\n<td>224<\/td>\n<td>227<\/td>\n<td>235<\/td>\n<td>249<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Machine Operator (including Saw Operator)<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>HIGH (NOC 9213)<\/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>Master Butcher, expertise in multiple cuts (includes Butcher or Lead\nHand of a shift)<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Specialized Cutter, expertise in one cut (including Pull tenderloin,\nDrop (seam) Inside Round, Lead Hand, Specialized Meat Cutter)<\/td>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<td>81<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td>85<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>SUPERVISORY (NOC 9213)<\/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>Supervisors (including Kill Floor Supervisor, Abattoir Supervisor,\nProduction Supervisor, Raw Room Supervisor)<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>MANAGEMENT (NOC 0911)<\/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>Management (including Plant Manager, Director of Operations, Sales, Kill\nFloor Manager, Food Safety Managers)<\/td>\n<td>89<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<td>96<\/td>\n<td>102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>OTHER CATEGORIES<\/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>Maintenance (including Janitors, Sanitation Workers, Cleaners)<\/td>\n<td>89<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<td>96<\/td>\n<td>102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Skilled Trades (including Millwright, Industrial Electrician, Truck\nDriver)<\/td>\n<td>127<\/td>\n<td>129<\/td>\n<td>130<\/td>\n<td>132<\/td>\n<td>137<\/td>\n<td>145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Quality Control<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Office Staff (including Administrator or HR Manager)<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>94<\/td>\n<td>95<\/td>\n<td>96<\/td>\n<td>99<\/td>\n<td>105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Other Occupations*<\/td>\n<td>103<\/td>\n<td>104<\/td>\n<td>105<\/td>\n<td>107<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\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>* this includes occupations in areas such as transport, logistics, 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\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 in the region outlined various HR issues that they have experienced in the attempt to retain and recruit an adequate labour force. While issues and challenges vary from plant to plant, these are some of the common themes that were identified and may be characteristic of this region. Main themes 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\">RETENTION ISSUES<\/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\t<p>the main HR issues identified among the plants interviewed are with respect to retention. Some of the turnover rates quoted are extremely high (e.g., 20% within one month; 82% within an eight month period). Some of this turnover is attributed to the type of workers they are recruiting who are much more transient moving from job to job every 3-4 months, and the heavy reliance on students in some plants to supplement summer requirements. As well, given in some plants, many of the positions are part-time, it is noted as challenging to retain part-time workers, many of whom are looking for full-time positions.<\/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-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\">ABSENTEEISM<\/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>In addition to retention issues, there are challenges with absenteeism in some of the plants interviewed. Employers are cautious to address absenteeism as they are concerned that the worker will quit which will put further pressure on recruitment for vacancies.<\/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\">PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION<\/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 plant interviewed noted that public transportation is a challenge for their workforces. The public transportation routes do not tend to coincide with the shift schedules which makes it challenging for workers as they have to try and supply their own transportation which can be challenging, particularly for part-time workers and those who are at starting wages.<\/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-381864b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"381864b\" 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\">VACANCIES<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ac6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49ac6d1\" 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>Related to retention issues, the plants interviewed reported vacancy rates of 15 to 22%, many for full-time meat cutter and packing occupations. These rates tend to remain persistent as ongoing recruitment and onboarding are often only meeting the turnover monthly.<\/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\">CHALLENGES WITH THE TFWP<\/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>The plant representatives interviewed noted that while the TFWP was useful in supplementing their attempts to hire local workers, there are some challenges in working with the program in its current form. For some of the smaller plants, the costs associated with the TFWP applications are becoming cost prohibitive when the $1,000 application fee is combined with the resources required to develop the application and the necessary LMIA. The other main concern noted with the program is the delay that has been experienced in the processing of applications which can place considerable burden on companies as they wait for responses and try to plan recruitment drives, etc.<\/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 dark-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>Employers in the region are trying various approaches to address the challenges with labour supply and retention. Some of those that were identified during 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\">RECRUITING STUDENTS<\/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>Some of the managers interviewed noted that students were a key labour source for their operations. The plants indicated that in some ways they have seasonal-related demands given much of their distribution is local which tends to have greater demand during the summer BBQ months. As a result, students are able to fill in the vacancies and help meet peak demand periods.<\/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\">EMPLOYEE REFERRALS<\/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>Some plants described an employee referral program in which employees can refer others for employment at the plant. There are various levels of financial awards available for doing this depending on if the referral is hired and how long they remain at their position with satisfactory performance.<\/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-c6447e0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6447e0\" 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\">STRATEGIES TO MANAGE ABSENTEEISM<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2957d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2957d04\" 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>in interviews with plant managers and supervisors, it was highlighted that absenteeism is not an issue at one of the main employers, in part due to a significant attendance bonus (an additional $1 per hour for a two-week or one-month period with no absences). A bonus program for attaining quality and safety targets, also in the amount of an additional $1 per hour, was mentioned by one main employer. In addition, when there are concerns with attendance, the supervisor works closely with HR to identify the reasons and how to address them. To manage situations when a line might be running short, they ensure all supervisors and managers have good knowledge of their employees\u2019 abilities, training and skills.<\/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\">PROVIDING LANGUAGE COURSES<\/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>One plant described how they worked with a local provider to come into the plant and provide language training to temporary foreign workers during the last two hours of their shifts a few days per week. 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