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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 e-con-full blue-section e-flex 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<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-a51f9cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a51f9cb\" 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\">The Richmond Region is located on the East coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Key fishing and seafood processing towns located in the region include Arichat and Petit-de-Grat (pop. 3,150) and St.Peter\u2019s (pop. 3,796).<\/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-d0a3431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0a3431\" 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\">Regional labour market analysis suggests that after accounting for labour requirements in other sectors, regional labour supply is not projected to meet average or peak seafood processing employment demand in any forecast year. Supply constraints are similarly acute among lower-skill workers, potentially due to wage differentials with competing sectors. This analysis suggests significant numbers of workers are required from outside the region to meet labour requirements.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Currently, median hourly wages for shellfish\/fish labourers and plant workers are slightly below the provincial average. Compared to most other lower-skill level occupations (C and D level) available in the region, median hourly wages for shellfish\/fish labourers were slightly higher, while wages for shellfish\/fish plant workers were lower than C and D level occupations in the region.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The region\u2019s population is expected to remain stable at 17,000 over the forecast period, with average annual growth of just 0.1%. Minimal population growth over the next decade can be attributed to low in-migration of 1,400 individuals and natural population decline (more deaths than births). Aging demographics are expected to cause the region\u2019s unemployment rate to fall from 17.6% in 2017 to below 12.0% by 2030, reducing labour availability for all employers in the region.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Seafood processing employment in the Richmond, Nova Scotia region is expected to decline slightly from 630 workers in the near-term before increasing to over 700 workers by 2030. Local processors will likely need to hire 350 additional workers between 2017 and 2030, primarily due to the need to replace workforce retirements and deaths. This figure does not include turnovers which can add significantly to total annual recruitment demands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ecf82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93ecf82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d857a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4d857a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39864b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39864b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.11\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.11\u202fPM.png 464w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.11\u202fPM-300x144.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a680471 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a680471\" data-element_type=\"container\">\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\">16,857<\/div>\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-fd5e3e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd5e3e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf9ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cf9ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.45\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.45\u202fPM.png 464w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.45\u202fPM-300x144.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83984d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f83984d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\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\">8,061<\/div>\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\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 Richmond 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70876a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e70876a\" 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=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.43.33\u202fPM-1024x149.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.43.33\u202fPM-1024x149.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.43.33\u202fPM-300x44.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.43.33\u202fPM-768x112.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.43.33\u202fPM.png 1320w\" 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-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-3934ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3934ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 = Regional labour force meets seafood processing employment demand at annual average and peak employment levels<\/p><p>2 = Regional labour force meets seafood processing employment demand at annual average levels only<\/p><p>3 = Regional labour force does not meet seafood processing employment at annual average or peak levels<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c659054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c659054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a116a3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a116a3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb2d1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cb2d1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c573946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c573946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.05.51\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5230\" alt=\"Number &#039;3&#039;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.05.51\u202fPM.png 484w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.05.51\u202fPM-300x295.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf46ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf46ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEAFOOD PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENTS<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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=\"898\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-23-at-2.59.48\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6120\" alt=\"Illustration of a factory with two smokestacks on the left and the number 5 on a blue background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-23-at-2.59.48\u202fPM.png 898w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-23-at-2.59.48\u202fPM-300x94.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-23-at-2.59.48\u202fPM-768x241.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/>\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-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\">SEAFOOD  PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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=\"690\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.48.02\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6492\" alt=\"Illustration of two construction workers, one in a suit and helmet, and the other in overalls and helmet, with the large number 630 on the right side against a black background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.48.02\u202fPM.png 690w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.48.02\u202fPM-300x83.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/>\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-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-bc6f07d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc6f07d\" 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\">HR CHALLENGES<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79acc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f79acc1\" 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 seafood processors struggle to remain competitive and increase productivity, common challenges experienced by plants throughout the region include ongoing recruitment and retention issues, changing catch levels and meeting EI requirements, and competition for lower-skilled labour<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8f26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa8f26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 The number of establishments is based on 2016 data from Statistics Canada\u2019s Business Register.<\/p><p>2 Seafood processing employment is estimated based on 2016 Census data for the Southern (NS) 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<\/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-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>This report is one in a series of 12 regional reports developed to provide detailed labour market information (LMI) for the fish and seafood processing industry in Atlantic Canada. The regionally focused LMI is one component of a broader study undertaken by Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) in collaboration with the Employment and Social Development Canada, and various provincial and industry partners titled <strong>Securing Canada\u2019s Fish and Seafood Workforce: Real Challenges, Practical Solutions and Fresh Perspectives.<\/strong><\/p><p>The overall study aims to identify the scope of human resource (HR) challenges for the Atlantic f ish and seafood processing sector, and compile HR best practices that would help employers meet their labour force current and future needs. One important aspect of understanding HR challenges in the sector, some of which are region specific, was to gather detailed information and profiles of areas that rely heavily on fish and seafood processing for their local economies. Twelve regions across the four Atlantic provinces were selected for specific focus based on the amount of processing activity, and the proportion of labour force working in the industry. The Richmond Region in Nova Scotia was selected as one of these regions for detailed focus.<\/p><p>The initial sections of this report provide overviews of the Richmond Region, fish and seafood processing overall in the province of Nova Scotia, and specifically in the Richmond Region. This is followed by sections that provide an overview of the region\u2019s labour force, and the specific findings for the labour supply and demand, current and future. The final two report sections outline the HR challenges identified in the region and some of the promising practices and innovative solutions that employers and communities are trying to address labour supply issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e55dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9e55dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE STUDY METHODS USED TO DEVELOP THESE DETAILED REGIONAL PROFILES INCLUDED<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15b19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15b19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Two robust econometric models that provide detailed quantifiable projections for both labour demand and supply at the regional level. This is the first time that these numbers have been produced at the regional, provincial and Atlantic levels for the fish and seafood processing industry;<\/li><li>A broad survey of fish and seafood processing facilities (n=100) across the Atlantic provinces covering approximately 69% of the industry workforce; and<\/li><li>Qualitative information focused on themes and issues collected through site visits and interviews with plant managers, employees, unions and community stakeholders. For the Richmond Region, the study team collected information from four plants ranging from small (two employees) to large (more than 200 employees) with different types of product and processing.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a531ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a531ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.17.21\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5233\" alt=\"REAL CHALLENGES, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS AND FRESH PERSPECTIVES\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.17.21\u202fPM.png 752w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.17.21\u202fPM-300x253.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b15fec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b15fec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3b282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d3b282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.0 OVERVIEW OF THE KINGS COUNTY 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\tThe Richmond Region is located on the east coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Key fishing and seafood processing towns located in the region include Arichat and Petit-de-Grat (pop. 3,150) and St.Peter\u2019s (pop. 3,796)<sup>3<\/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-f551e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f551e63\" 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 Municipality of Richmond (2018). Richmond County. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/tenders\/pt_files\/tenders\/MOCR201816.pdf\">https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/tenders\/pt_files\/tenders\/MOCR201816.pdf<\/a><\/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 the Richmond Region is aging, and it is expected to remain stable over the next decade. Compared to the province overall, the population has proportionally lower levels of immigrants, visible minorities, and non-Canadian citizens. However, people identifying as Aboriginal is much higher than the province overall (according to Census definitions).<\/strong><\/p><p>The overall population for the region in 2017 was 16,857. According to Census 2016 profiles, the proportions of immigrants (3.1%), visible minorities (2.1%), non-Canadian citizens (1.8%) are below those overall for Nova Scotia. However, the proportion of those who identify as Aboriginal is approximately double the number recorded for the rest of the province (10.8% vs. 5.7%) (see Table 1).<\/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: RICHMOND 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-90ac5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ac5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th>CHARACTERISTIC<\/th>\n      <th>RICHMOND REGION<\/th>\n      <th>NOVA SCOTIA<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>FEMALE<\/td>\n      <td>8,235<\/td>\n      <td>476,715<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n      <td>50.5%<\/td>\n      <td>51.6%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>IMMIGRANTS<\/td>\n      <td>500<\/td>\n      <td>55,680<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n      <td>3.1%<\/td>\n      <td>6.1%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>NOT CANADIAN CITIZENS<\/td>\n      <td>285<\/td>\n      <td>29,925<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n      <td>1.8%<\/td>\n      <td>3.3%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>VISIBLE MINORITIES<\/td>\n      <td>330<\/td>\n      <td>58,650<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n      <td>2.1%<\/td>\n      <td>6.5%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>ABORIGINAL IDENTITY<\/td>\n      <td>1,740<\/td>\n      <td>51,490<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n      <td>10.8%<\/td>\n      <td>5.7%<\/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-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 remain fairly stable over the upcoming 13 years (16,857 in 2017 and then 16,987 by 2030). In addition, it will be an aging population with the proportion of the age cohort 65 years or older increasing slightly from 29.9% in 2017 to approximately 39.2% by 2030 (see Figure 1). While population growth will be negatively impacted by the continued aging of the population and increased number of deaths that outpace births, this will be countered by a predicted continuation of a pattern of net immigration of 1,400 individuals, contributing to the population remaining somewhat stable (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-b44b9cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b44b9cc\" 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 1: POPULATION BY AGE GROUP (%) (2017 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-7fd2a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fd2a28\" 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=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.55.19\u202fPM-1024x463.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6493\" alt=\"Bar chart showing the percentage distribution of population by age group from 2017 to 2030. Categories include ages 0-14, 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, and 65 and over.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.55.19\u202fPM-1024x463.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.55.19\u202fPM-300x136.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.55.19\u202fPM-768x348.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.55.19\u202fPM.png 1330w\" 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-5f965f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f965f7\" 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 2: COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE (2017 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-6eeee5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6eeee5d\" 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=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.56.42\u202fPM-1024x393.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6494\" alt=\"Bar chart illustrating population change from 2017 to 2030 with components: births, deaths, and net migration. Each year shows positive births, negative deaths, and net migration values.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.56.42\u202fPM-1024x393.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.56.42\u202fPM-300x115.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.56.42\u202fPM-768x295.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.56.42\u202fPM.png 1318w\" 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-7d8d7ce blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d8d7ce\" 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-bb3439a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb3439a\" 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\">FIGURE 3: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT \u2013 RICHMOND REGION AND NOVA SCOTIA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb29a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fb29a6\" 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-6b7a463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b7a463\" 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=\"606\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.59.16\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.59.16\u202fPM.png 606w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-2.59.16\u202fPM-300x153.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/>\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-f2d7e2a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2d7e2a\" 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 lower in most categories when compared with Nova Scotia overall (see Figure 3). Twenty-eight percent (28%) do not have a high school diploma (vs. 20% for the province), and 36% (vs. 45% for the province) have some type of post-secondary education (college, university certificate, diploma or degree). From interviews, it was determined that part of this might be attributable to the ongoing out-migration from the region into often more urban centres by younger people who often have higher levels of education than older cohorts. This also corresponds to the aging demographics for the region<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<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        NOVA SCOTIA FISH AND SEAFOOD        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 OVERALL PROVINCIAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed55224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed55224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Nova Scotia economy expanded by 1.2% in 2017, led by accelerating growth in private services and continued strength in manufacturing. Over the whole 2017-21 period, real GDP growth is forecast to average 1.1%. Manufacturing is forecast to average over 4% growth in the medium term, with growth over 8% in 2021, as shipbuilding for the Department of National Defense is scheduled to begin. Private services are expected to be an important driving force in the provincial economy. GDP growth is expected to average 1.1% during the 2021-26 period then slow to 1.0% on average over the 2027-30 period, as stagnant population and labour force limit potential growth. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d16daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d16daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.2 NOVA SCOTIA SEAFOOD PRODUCT OUTLOOKS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbe845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dbe845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The growth of real gross output (or total end market demand) for prepared fish products is expected to accelerate over the forecast period from 1.4% on average over 2018-21, to 2.1% over 2022-26 and 2.2% over the 2027-30 (see Table 2). There are many reasons for the improvement in overall real gross output. There is expected to be slight gains in overall consumption from 0.1% in 2018-21, to 0.3% in 2022-26 to 0.5% over 2027-30 as consumer demand for prepared fish products improves. International exports are expected to rise slowly over the forecast period as trading partner market growth is modest and as trade agreements encourage market penetration in the European Union and the members of the TPP trade pact. Interprovincial exports are expected to improve modestly as consumer demand in other provinces gains from the trend toward more processed fish consumption. Interindustry demand also improves as the demand for prepared fish inputs rises, primarily as a result of increased provincial food production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19cc23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e19cc23\" 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\">TABLE 2: NOVA SCOTIA PREPARED SEAFOOD END MARKET GROWTH (ANNUAL AVERAGE % CHANGE)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c29ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c29ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th>END MARKET<\/th>\n      <th>2013-2017<\/th>\n      <th>2018-2021<\/th>\n      <th>2022-2026<\/th>\n      <th>2027-2030<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Consumption<\/td>\n      <td>-0.6<\/td>\n      <td>0.1<\/td>\n      <td>0.3<\/td>\n      <td>0.5<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>International Exports<\/td>\n      <td>36.5<\/td>\n      <td>1.1<\/td>\n      <td>2.0<\/td>\n      <td>2.1<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Interprovincial Exports<\/td>\n      <td>-0.3<\/td>\n      <td>0.3<\/td>\n      <td>0.6<\/td>\n      <td>0.8<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Interindustry Demand<\/td>\n      <td>0.5<\/td>\n      <td>2.6<\/td>\n      <td>1.6<\/td>\n      <td>1.6<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Imports<\/td>\n      <td>-0.6<\/td>\n      <td>0.1<\/td>\n      <td>0.3<\/td>\n      <td>0.5<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total End Market Demand<\/td>\n      <td>36.3<\/td>\n      <td>1.4<\/td>\n      <td>2.1<\/td>\n      <td>2.2<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cbee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09cbee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.3  SEAFOOD PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT\nOUTLOOK FOR NOVA SCOTIA<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a383d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27a383d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Average annual seafood processing employment in Nova Scotia is expected to rise steadily from 6,400 in 2017 to 6,700 by 2030. Production labour (processing and plant workers) constitute nearly 5-in-10 (46%) jobs. Seafood processing real GDP is forecast to expand by 1.4% on average over the 2018-21 period, then the pace of growth is expected to quicken to 2.1% on average over 2022-26 and 2.2% over 2027-30. Labour productivity (GDP per hour worked) is forecast to average 1.1% over the projection period. Average hours worked per employee is forecast to rise by 0.4% on average over the projection period, which leads to the total number of jobs falling by 0.1% over 2018-21, and then rising by 0.7% over 2022-26 and 0.7% over 2027-30.<\/p><p>Replacement demands (deaths and retirements) are expected to total 3000 between 2017 and 2030. Taking account of both replacement and expansion demands, the industry will likely need to need to hire just over 3,400 new workers, or (53%) of the current workforce over the next 13 years. These hiring requirements are net numbers of new workers and do not include annual hiring requirements due to turnover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4659d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4659d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-1024x327.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-1024x327.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-300x96.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-768x245.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-1536x490.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM.png 1862w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad6e10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ad6e10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d17b8d1 white-title e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d17b8d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f98f3d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f98f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.0 <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfd862 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdfd862\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae24a1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cae24a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>4.0 <\/span>RICHMOND REGION FISH AND SEAFOOD PROCESSORS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d414d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d414d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.1 EMPLOYERS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b17cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b17cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The region hosts two processors ranging in size, species processed, and types of processing.<\/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\tOverall, there are two fish and seafood processing establishments in the Richmond Region<sup>4<\/sup>. Species processed include crab and shrimp, along with some handling of live lobster. As noted on the map in Section 2, one of these establishments is large (between 100 and 200 employees), and the other one is medium sized (between 50 and 100 employees).\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 800 WORKERS AT PEAK SEASON WITH MORE THAN ONE-HALF 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-109605b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"109605b\" 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-71fb46f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71fb46f\" 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-b2642c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2642c5\" 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 estimated total number of individuals employed by the sector in the Richmond Region in 2017 was 630 on average and rising to 829 at peak season<sup>5<\/sup> (see Table 3). Over one-half of all employed at the peak season (53%) were labourers (NOC 9618) or plant workers (NOC 9463). This distribution was confirmed during interviews where plants made recruitment efforts during the peak season to ensure sufficient numbers of labourers and plant workers would be available to meet their requirements. The labourer positions do not generally require previous experience or training and are often the entry level position for many of the plants. The plant worker jobs generally require some experience in the industry (6-12 months) with on-the-job training (e.g., operating specific pieces of equipment). While a high school diploma is often preferred, it is often not necessary to secure a starting position according to the plant and HR managers interviewed for the study.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c877f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c877f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.59.01\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.59.01\u202fPM.png 636w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.59.01\u202fPM-300x149.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef1045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fef1045\" 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>4 Number of establishments is based on the 2016 data from Statistic Canada\u2019s Business Registrar.<\/p><p>5 Average employment refers to average monthly employment over the calendar year, while peak employment is the average number employed during the month with the highest employment during the year<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d609e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d609e94\" 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 RICHMOND REGION &#8211; 2017 (AVERAGE &amp; PEAK)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414c0d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"414c0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>AVG 2017 <br>(#)<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2017 <br>(%)<\/th>\n<th>PEAK 2017 (<br>#)<\/th>\n<th>PEAK 2017 <br>(%)<\/th>\n<th>EXTRA <br>NEEDED <br>FOR PEAK<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Employment<\/td>\n<td>630<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<td>829<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<td>199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>FOUNDATIONAL (NOC 9618)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Shellfish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n<td>116<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<td>173<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<td>57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Fish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n<td>65<\/td>\n<td>10%<\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<td>12%<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>INTERMEDIATE (NOC 9463)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Shellfish Plant Worker<\/td>\n<td>72<\/td>\n<td>11%<\/td>\n<td>107<\/td>\n<td>13%<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Fish Plant Worker<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>SUPERVISORY (NOC 9213)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Supervisors<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>MANAGEMENT (NOC 0911; 0016)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Management<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>4%<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>OTHER CATEGORIES<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Maintenance<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Skilled Trades<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<td>56<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Quality Control Technician<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Office Staff<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>6%<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n<td>Other Occupations<\/td>\n<td>166<\/td>\n<td>27%<\/td>\n<td>206<\/td>\n<td>25%<\/td>\n<td>40<\/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-977aaae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"977aaae\" 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-cf6ea7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf6ea7f\" 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=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.12.20\u202fPM-1024x166.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6500\" alt=\"A yellow pie chart in the left side. And in the right side the following text: 630 AVERAGE NUMBER OF WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THE SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN 2017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.12.20\u202fPM-1024x166.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.12.20\u202fPM-300x49.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.12.20\u202fPM-768x125.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.12.20\u202fPM.png 1270w\" 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-20243b2 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20243b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaaed5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaaed5b\" 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-232cffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"232cffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.50.30\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5263\" alt=\"Illustration of paper, pencil and calculator\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.50.30\u202fPM.png 580w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.50.30\u202fPM-300x276.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8b6d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a8b6d0\" 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-a6754f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6754f9\" 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-816584d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"816584d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Median hourly wages for shellfish\/fish labourers and plant workers are slightly below the provincial average. Compared to most other C and D level occupations available in the region, median hourly wages for shellfish\/fish labourers were slightly higher while wages for shellfish\/ fish plant workers were lower.<\/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-004cede e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"004cede\" 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-1c331c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c331c5\" 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-e64c278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e64c278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-5\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>Low Wage (10th percentile)<\/th>\n      <th>Median Wage (50th Percentile)<\/th>\n      <th>High Wage (90th percentile)<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Shellfish\/Fish Processing Labourer (NOC 9618)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Cape Breton Region (NS)<\/td>\n      <td>11.50<\/td>\n      <td>12.50<\/td>\n      <td>15.60<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>All Nova Scotia<\/td>\n      <td>12.00<\/td>\n      <td>14.50<\/td>\n      <td>20.00<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Halifax Region (NS)<\/td>\n      <td>12.00<\/td>\n      <td>14.60<\/td>\n      <td>20.25<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Shellfish\/Fish Plant Worker (NOC 9463)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Cape Breton Region (NS)<\/td>\n      <td>11.50<\/td>\n      <td>12.50<\/td>\n      <td>13.85<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>All Nova Scotia<\/td>\n      <td>11.40<\/td>\n      <td>13.50<\/td>\n      <td>21.00<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Halifax Region (NS)<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Other C&amp;D Level Occupations (NS)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Farm Worker (NOC 8431)<\/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>Deckhand, Fishing (NOC 8441)<\/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>Retail Sales (NOC 6421)<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>11.67<\/td>\n      <td>20.09<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Food Services (NOC 6711)<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>11.70<\/td>\n      <td>16.00<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Cashier (NOC 6611)<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>13.10<\/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-7906330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7906330\" 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\">Source: Employment and Social Development Canada \u2013 Job Bank \u2013 Labour Market Information<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9cf76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e9cf76\" 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 both shellfish\/fish labourers (NOC 9618) and shellfish\/fish plant workers (NOC 9463) in the Cape Breton Region6 of Nova Scotia in 2017 was $12.50\/hour (see Table 4). These wage rates are both lower than the provincial median rates ($14.50\/hour and $13.50\/hour respectively) for these occupations, as well as lower than median wages in the closest urban region (Halifax). To provide some context, the minimum wage in Nova Scotia in 2017 was $10.85\/hour.<\/p><p>When compared with other C&amp;D Level Occupations in the same region, the median wages for shellfish\/fish labourers and workers were generally higher by approximately $1.00 to $2.00\/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-6593e5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6593e5d\" 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\">6 The Cape Breton Region of Nova Scotia includes the Richmond Region as well as some additional areas. Reliable wage data was only available for this slightly larger 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-09ab83d blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09ab83d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83e13c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d83e13c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.0 <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f104571 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f104571\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e78689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e78689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>5.0 <\/span>REGION\u2019S LABOUR FORCE <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d33ef42 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d33ef42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE REGION\u2019S LABOUR FORCE IS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. APPROXIMATELY ONE FIFTH (20%) OF THE ADULT POPULATION WORKED IN A FULL-YEAR, FULL-TIME POSITION IN 2015. <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfab1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cfab1b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-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\t<p>The overall size of the labour force for the region in 2017 was estimated at 8,061 (out of a total population of 16,857). The largest proportions of the labour force for the Cape Breton Economic Region of Nova Scotia work in health care and social services (17% of the labour force), retail trade (13%) and construction (8%) (Census, 2016).<\/p><p>According to Census 2016 data, approximately twenty percent (21%) of the population 15 years or older worked fulltime for the full-year (see Figure 4). A larger proportion worked part of the year and\/or part-time (35%), while over forty percent (44%) reported not working in 2015. This is consistent with the information collected from interviews that indicated that much of the private sector-based employment in the region is seasonal (e.g., tourism, retail, fish harvesting), so it is challenging for people to find full-time, year-round employment which is often more characteristic of the public-sector opportunities in the area (e.g., health, education).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9120a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9120a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.16.36\u202fPM-1024x342.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6501\" alt=\"FIGURE 4: WORK PATTERNS (15 YEARS AND OLDER ) - RICHMOND REGION Pie chart with this values: Did not work: 44.0 % Worked part year and\/or part time: 35.0 % Worked full year; full time: 21.0 %\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.16.36\u202fPM-1024x342.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.16.36\u202fPM-300x100.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.16.36\u202fPM-768x257.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.16.36\u202fPM.png 1340w\" 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-fbbc19f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbbc19f\" 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: Census 2016<\/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-65c0827 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65c0827\" 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-53d6590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53d6590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTABLE 5: AVERAGE MONTHLY EI CLAIMANTS FOR THE RICHMOND REGION \u2013 2014 TO 2016<sup>7<\/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-0b08a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b08a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>Jan<\/th>\n      <th>Feb<\/th>\n      <th>Mar<\/th>\n      <th>Apr<\/th>\n      <th>May<\/th>\n      <th>Jun<\/th>\n      <th>Jul<\/th>\n      <th>Aug<\/th>\n      <th>Sept<\/th>\n      <th>Oct<\/th>\n      <th>Nov<\/th>\n      <th>Dec<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total (All Occupations)<\/td>\n      <td>2,180<\/td>\n      <td>2,090<\/td>\n      <td>2,070<\/td>\n      <td>1,983<\/td>\n      <td>1,513<\/td>\n      <td>1,300<\/td>\n      <td>1,503<\/td>\n      <td>1,643<\/td>\n      <td>1,603<\/td>\n      <td>1,727<\/td>\n      <td>1,893<\/td>\n      <td>2,113<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Skill Level C &amp; D*<\/td>\n      <td>1,367<\/td>\n      <td>1,333<\/td>\n      <td>1,310<\/td>\n      <td>1,267<\/td>\n      <td>937<\/td>\n      <td>787<\/td>\n      <td>913<\/td>\n      <td>1,013<\/td>\n      <td>1,020<\/td>\n      <td>1,110<\/td>\n      <td>1,230<\/td>\n      <td>1,337<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Food Processing**<\/td>\n      <td>93<\/td>\n      <td>90<\/td>\n      <td>90<\/td>\n      <td>83<\/td>\n      <td>43<\/td>\n      <td>13<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n      <td>63<\/td>\n      <td>70<\/td>\n      <td>77<\/td>\n      <td>83<\/td>\n      <td>80<\/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-3df00ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3df00ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*includes intermediate jobs that usually call for high school and\/or job-specific training (Skill Level C) &amp; labour jobs that usually give on-the-job training (Skill Level D)<\/p><p>**includes the following occupations: manufacturing managers (NOC 0911); bakers (6,332); retail salespersons (6,421); material handlers (7,452); food and beverage processing supervisors (9,213); industrial butchers and meat cutters (9,462); fish and seafood plant workers (9,463); food and beverage processing labourers (9,617)<\/p><p>Source: Employment and Social Development Canada 2017<\/p><p>7 Monthly EI beneficiaries as reported in the table represent the average number of beneficiaries in the month between 2014 and 2016.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a3eb8 grey-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9a3eb8\" 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-e70af77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e70af77\" 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-2b9c7a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9c7a6\" 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 17.6% on average, but the monthly rate experiences considerable fluctuations from a low of 8.5% to a high of 59.5%. According to Census data, approximately one-fifth (21.6%) of the population 15 years or older who had income received regular Employment Insurance (EI) payments at some point in 2015.<\/p><p>According to EI data provided by ESDC for the region, the average monthly number of EI claimants in food processing sectors across three years demonstrates the seasonality of the number of EI claimants ranging from an average low of 13 in the month of July to approximately 90 in the months of January, February and March (see Table 5). Figure 5 also demonstrates the seasonality of the number of EI claimants with the cyclical pattern illustrated to be similar across the three years of available data (2014-2016) with increasing numbers of claimants occurring each of the three years (+4.4% change for overall claims on an annual average for this period; 9% for food processing).<\/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-548d0d9 grey-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"548d0d9\" 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-6960344 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6960344\" 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=\"158\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-23-at-4.09.51\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-23-at-4.09.51\u202fPM.png 158w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-23-at-4.09.51\u202fPM-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/>\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-0b09bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b09bc9\" 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 AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE REGION IN 2017 WAS 17.6% WITH CONSIDERABLE MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS GIVEN THE SEASONALITY OF MANY OF THE INDUSTRIES.<\/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-fe92b02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe92b02\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8328d19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8328d19\" 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-d870ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d870ea7\" 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: MONTHLY EI CLAIMANTS FOR THE RICHMOND REGION &#8211; 2014 TO 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-1acc8d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1acc8d7\" 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=\"904\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.20.58\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.20.58\u202fPM.png 904w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.20.58\u202fPM-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.20.58\u202fPM-768x486.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/>\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-04a08ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04a08ea\" 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-ae33b98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae33b98\" 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>Indigenous communities in the region are becoming more involved with seafood and fish harvesting, but less so with processing.\u00a0<\/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-bbf7075 grey-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbf7075\" 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-64285bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64285bf\" 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 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-97f761d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97f761d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The proportion of immigrants in the Richmond Region is slightly lower when compared with Nova Scotia overall (3.1% vs. 6.1%). In 2017, plants reported using the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP), although the number of workers under this program make up approximately 10-15% of their workforce. During the time of the site visit (Summer 2018), there had been less of a need for TFWs due to seemingly low availability of crab (low catches) and challenges in accessing adequate amounts of shrimp to open the plant. As a result, the company interviewed was attempting to make sure that all their staff would have adequate hours across the plants to qualify for EI in the offseason.<\/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-bbaba87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbaba87\" 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 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-5d82013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d82013\" 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 Richmond Region includes four Indigenous communities (Wagmatcook First Nation, We\u2019koqma\u2019q First Nation, Eskasoni First Nation, and Potloek First Nation) with a total population living on-reserve of approximately 5,977. The proportion of the population in the Richmond Region who identify as Aboriginal is much higher than provincial proportions, 10.8% (1,740 individuals) compared to 5.7% overall in Nova Scotia, according to Census definitions. This higher proportion of Indigenous populations is reflected in the plants\u2019 workforce with approximately 20% of the workforce consisting of Indigenous workers from these communities. The plant managers interviewed explained that they put considerable effort into partnerships and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with the local Indigenous leaders. There is support from the Bands with transportation, and ongoing communication between the HR staff and employment supports in the communities to ensure that the community members have opportunities for employment at the plants and that they are performing at high levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1a90d grey-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b1a90d\" 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-5e40c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e40c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currently, temporary foreign workers play a role in addressing labour supply issues in the fish and seafood processing industry in the Richmond 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-269c146 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"269c146\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adf400 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2adf400\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d241e blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4d241e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4669d79 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4669d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.0 <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d4d42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4d4d42\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac99ba1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac99ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>6.0 <\/span>CURRENT AND FUTURE LABOUR DEMAND VS. SUPPLY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04b0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f04b0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.1 LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ecc14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ecc14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ACCORDING TO THE ANALYSES OF LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS, THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INSUFFICIENT LOCAL LABOUR FORCE TO MEET THE REGION\u2019S LABOUR REqUIREMENTS (FOR ALL INDUSTRIES) LEAVING AN OVERALL POTENTIAL GAP WHICH INCREASES DURING PEAK PERIODS. THIS TREND CONTINUES THROUGH TO 2030. FOR THE FISH AND SHELLFISH PROCESSORS, THIS SHORTAGE IS MOST SEVERE DURING THE PROCESSING PEAK SEASON WHICH UNFORTUNATELY TENDS TO COINCIDE WITH MANY OTHER COMPETING SECTORS\u2019 PEAK SEASONS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbda35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbbda35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-5\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>2017<\/th>\n      <th>2018<\/th>\n      <th>2019<\/th>\n      <th>2020<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2021-<br>2025<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2026-<br>2030<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Total Population<\/td>\n      <td>18,044<\/td>\n      <td>18,308<\/td>\n      <td>18,548<\/td>\n      <td>18,800<\/td>\n      <td>19,575<\/td>\n      <td>20,829<\/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>1.5%<\/td>\n      <td>1.3%<\/td>\n      <td>1.3%<\/td>\n      <td>1.2%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Total Labour Force<\/td>\n      <td>11,010<\/td>\n      <td>11,231<\/td>\n      <td>11,317<\/td>\n      <td>11,436<\/td>\n      <td>11,854<\/td>\n      <td>12,228<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Avg. Annual Change (%)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td>2.0%<\/td>\n      <td>0.8%<\/td>\n      <td>1.1%<\/td>\n      <td>1.1%<\/td>\n      <td>0.3%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Total Employment<\/td>\n      <td>9,473<\/td>\n      <td>9,615<\/td>\n      <td>9,688<\/td>\n      <td>9,790<\/td>\n      <td>10,107<\/td>\n      <td>10,603<\/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>0.8%<\/td>\n      <td>1.1%<\/td>\n      <td>1.1%<\/td>\n      <td>0.6%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Unemployment Rate<\/td>\n      <td>14.0%<\/td>\n      <td>14.4%<\/td>\n      <td>14.4%<\/td>\n      <td>14.4%<\/td>\n      <td>14.7%<\/td>\n      <td>13.3%<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757aa16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"757aa16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 6: POPULATION AND LABOUR FORCE OUTLOOK SUMMARY: THE RICHMOND REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196a896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196a896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The model projections indicate that taking into account the trends in out-migration and aging population, the Richmond Region will have little population growth within the period under study (2017 to 2030) (see Table 6). These factors will also contribute to a declining labour force from approximately 8,000 in 2017 to 7,600 in 2030. As a result, unemployment rates are expected to decline from an average of 17.6% to 12.5% based on increased opportunities but limited a reduction 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 seafood processing in the identified regions. This was calculated by estimating labour requirements in other sectors in the region (nonseafood-processing labour requirements) and subtracting those requirements from the total labour force estimates. This difference results in an estimated \u201cresidual\u201d labour force for the region from which seafood processing needs to draw. Not all of the seafood processing workers come from the residual pool, as the sector actively competes with other sectors for workers; however, the \u201ctightness\u201d measure indicates where shortages are likely occurring for not only the seafood processing sector but likely other sectors drawing from the same labour supply. Using this approach, the current and future labour market tightness was calculated to determine the extent to which the region\u2019s labour force can meet the labour requirements of all sectors (both non-seafood processing and seafood processing).<\/p><p>As illustrated in Table 7 and Figure 6, the Total Seafood Processing Employment (Annual Average and Peak) is higher than the Residual Total Labour Force. This suggests that there is currently (2017) an insufficient local labour force to meet all of the region\u2019s labour requirements (for all industries) leaving an overall potential gap which increases during peak periods. This trend continues all the way through to 2030, increasing towards the second half of this period.<\/p><p>The analysis outlined in Table 7 and Figure 6 describes the labour market context within which the fish and seafood processors are operating with respect to finding sufficient numbers of workers from the local labour supply. Within this very tight, competitive labour market, the industry employers have had some success recruiting. For example, in peak season in 2017, the seafood processing industry was able to recruit and employ 829 within a labour market that had a residual total labour force of only 560. This means that the seafood processing industry was likely recruiting workers from other industries, and potentially recruiting workers from outside the local region. While the industry did experience vacancies, these would likely have been substantially higher had it not been successful in recruiting labour external to the region, and\/or competing with other industries in recruiting workers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa1e8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fa1e8d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef4b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef4b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 7: TOTAL LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS \u2013 RICHMOND 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-ceafa14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceafa14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>2017<\/th>\n<th>2018<\/th>\n<th>2019<\/th>\n<th>2020<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2021-2025<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2026-2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Labour Force<sup>8<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>8,061<\/td>\n<td>8,089<\/td>\n<td>8,002<\/td>\n<td>7,903<\/td>\n<td>7,635<\/td>\n<td>7,613<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Non-Seafood Processing Labour Requirement<sup>9<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>7,501<\/td>\n<td>7,513<\/td>\n<td>7,455<\/td>\n<td>7,367<\/td>\n<td>7,159<\/td>\n<td>7,235<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Residual Total Labour Force<sup>10<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>560<\/td>\n<td>576<\/td>\n<td>547<\/td>\n<td>536<\/td>\n<td>476<\/td>\n<td>378<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Seafood Processing Employment (Annual Average)<\/td>\n<td>630<\/td>\n<td>600<\/td>\n<td>594<\/td>\n<td>620<\/td>\n<td>615<\/td>\n<td>687<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Seafood Processing Employment (Peak)<\/td>\n<td>829<\/td>\n<td>791<\/td>\n<td>782<\/td>\n<td>817<\/td>\n<td>810<\/td>\n<td>905<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476af2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"476af2a\" 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-d5a4a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5a4a2d\" 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\">FIGURE 6: TOTAL SEAFOOD PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT AND RESIDUAL LABOUR FORCE \u2013 RICHMOND 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-dc94b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc94b09\" 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=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.30.55\u202fPM-1024x482.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6517\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.30.55\u202fPM-1024x482.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.30.55\u202fPM-300x141.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.30.55\u202fPM-768x361.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.30.55\u202fPM.png 1246w\" 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-43c28a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43c28a9\" 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\">8 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 class=\"p1\">9 Non-seafood processing labour requirement consists of employment demand from other sectors with an allowance for typical levels of sector-specific unemployment.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">10 The residual labour force is the difference between the labour force and the non-seafood processing labour requirement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4c51c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c4c51c\" 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-5a78cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a78cc0\" 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\">TABLE 8: LOWER-SKILL LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS \u2013 RICHMOND 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-72d7c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72d7c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>2017<\/th>\n      <th>2018<\/th>\n      <th>2019<\/th>\n      <th>2020<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2021-2025<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2026-2030<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Lower-Skill Labour Force<sup>11<\/sup><\/td>\n      <td>3,233<\/td>\n      <td>3,244<\/td>\n      <td>3,209<\/td>\n      <td>3,170<\/td>\n      <td>3,062<\/td>\n      <td>3,053<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Lower-Skill Non-Seafood Processing Labour Requirement<\/td>\n      <td>3,027<\/td>\n      <td>3,027<\/td>\n      <td>3,022<\/td>\n      <td>2,966<\/td>\n      <td>2,878<\/td>\n      <td>2,914<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Residual Lower-Skill Labour Force<\/td>\n      <td>205<\/td>\n      <td>217<\/td>\n      <td>207<\/td>\n      <td>204<\/td>\n      <td>184<\/td>\n      <td>151<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Lower-Skill Seafood Processing Employment (Annual Average)<\/td>\n      <td>379<\/td>\n      <td>361<\/td>\n      <td>358<\/td>\n      <td>374<\/td>\n      <td>370<\/td>\n      <td>414<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Lower-Skill Seafood Processing Employment (Peak)<\/td>\n      <td>499<\/td>\n      <td>476<\/td>\n      <td>471<\/td>\n      <td>492<\/td>\n      <td>488<\/td>\n      <td>545<\/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-73697a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73697a8\" 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\">11 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71749c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71749c4\" 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-154a1e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"154a1e3\" 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\">As noted in the description of the occupations, over one-half of the occupations in the industry in this region are in the \u201cC\u201d and \u201cD\u201d levels which are often referred to as \u201clower-skill level\u201d occupations, not requiring post-secondary education. As well, these occupations are noted among plant managers as the most challenging with respect to recruitment and retention. Given much of the focus is on the lower-skill level labour force, the study also analyzed the \u201ctightness\u201d of the lower-skill level labour market (see Table 8 and Figure 7). The tightness of lower-skill level labour market is also high. For example, in peak season in 2017, the seafood processing industry was able to recruit and employ 499 workers within a labour market that had a residual total labour force of only 205. This means that the seafood processing industry was likely recruiting workers from other industries, and potentially recruiting workers 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069a363 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"069a363\" 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-7e8d7d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e8d7d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FIGURE 7: LOWER-SKILL SEAFOOD PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT AND RESIDUAL LABOUR FORCE &#8211; RICHMOND REGION (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-38a4d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38a4d5a\" 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=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.34.12\u202fPM-1024x523.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6518\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.34.12\u202fPM-1024x523.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.34.12\u202fPM-300x153.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.34.12\u202fPM-768x392.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.34.12\u202fPM.png 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1647563 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1647563\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54bc38 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b54bc38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The overall summary of the labour market tightness as modelled for the Richmond Region (Table 9) demonstrates that the local labour force is unable to meet the employment requirements of employers in the area at average or peak levels. This tightness is demonstrated for the overall labour market as well as the lower-level skill workers. This trend is anticipated to continue throughout the period of study (2017 to 2030). These results assume similar industry employment demand (e.g., no new major employers arriving or leaving the area), and no major changes in net migration patterns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d108c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0d108c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.43.03\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.43.03\u202fPM.png 384w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.43.03\u202fPM-255x300.webp 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c804b36 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c804b36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195f30b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"195f30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TABLE 9: SUMMARY OF LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS &#8211; KINGS COUNTY REGION (2017-2030)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4c783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec4c783\" 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=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.35.20\u202fPM-1024x148.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6519\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.35.20\u202fPM-1024x148.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.35.20\u202fPM-300x43.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.35.20\u202fPM-768x111.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-3.35.20\u202fPM.png 1288w\" 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-3e1e1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e1e1e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 = Regional labour force meets seafood processing employment demand at annual average and peak employment levels<\/p><p>2 = Regional labour force meets seafood processing employment demand at annual average levels only<\/p><p>3 = Regional labour force does not meet seafood processing employment at annual average or peak levels<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da0d0e blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9da0d0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fc900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4fc900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.2 NUMBER OF WORKERS REQUIRED<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789c199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"789c199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within a very tight labour market, projections indicate that the Richmond Region employers will need to attract approximately 348 new workers to the fish and seafood processing industry by 2030. This is equivalent to approximately 55% of their current annual average workforce. This requirement is due to the replacement of anticipated retirements over this period while considering projected industry growth and labour productivity gains. Unfortunately, this recruitment will be occurring within the context of a very tight regional labour market that is currently experiencing severe 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 seafood processing (estimated at 12% in Atlantic 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 turnover rate of 40% for Atlantic Canada in seafood processing industry). All of these factors contribute to the substantial challenges facing Richmond Region seafood processors in their attempts to recruit enough workers to replace retirements, f ill ongoing vacancies, work to address turnover rates, while also trying to grow, remain competitive and increase productivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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 while there will be some shedding of jobs in the short term (2017-2018) due to negative industry growth, but as of 2019, there will be a need for increased numbers of new hires, due to the need for replacements due to anticipated retirements and deaths among the workforce (see Table 10). Overall, this results in the need to attract 348 new workers to the industry between 2018 and 2030. This equates to replacing approximately 55% of the 2017 average seafood processing workforce in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51185c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51185c8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb171f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eb171f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 10: HIRING REQUIREMENT OUTLOOK &#8211; RICHMOND REGION (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-d4560df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4560df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>2017<\/th>\n<th>2018<\/th>\n<th>2019<\/th>\n<th>2020<\/th>\n<th>SUM 2021-2025<\/th>\n<th>SUM 2026-2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Net Hiring Requirement<sup>11<\/sup><\/td>\n<td>-50<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>72<\/td>\n<td>71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Industry Growth<\/td>\n<td>-60<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>-3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Retirements and Mortality<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>52<\/td>\n<td>54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e5a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04e5a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The employment outlook according to occupation is detailed in Table 11 (Annual Average) and Table 12 (Peak<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07f256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f07f256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">TABLE 11: EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK (ANNUAL AVERAGE) &#8211; RICHMOND REGION (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-3a54fec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a54fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>2017<\/th>\n      <th>2018<\/th>\n      <th>2019<\/th>\n      <th>2020<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2021-<br>2025<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2026-<br>2030<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total Employment<\/td>\n      <td>630<\/td>\n      <td>599<\/td>\n      <td>594<\/td>\n      <td>620<\/td>\n      <td>615<\/td>\n      <td>687<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Shellfish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n      <td>116<\/td>\n      <td>110<\/td>\n      <td>109<\/td>\n      <td>114<\/td>\n      <td>113<\/td>\n      <td>126<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Fish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n      <td>65<\/td>\n      <td>62<\/td>\n      <td>62<\/td>\n      <td>64<\/td>\n      <td>64<\/td>\n      <td>71<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Shellfish Plant Worker<\/td>\n      <td>72<\/td>\n      <td>68<\/td>\n      <td>68<\/td>\n      <td>70<\/td>\n      <td>70<\/td>\n      <td>78<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Fish Plant Worker<\/td>\n      <td>41<\/td>\n      <td>39<\/td>\n      <td>38<\/td>\n      <td>40<\/td>\n      <td>40<\/td>\n      <td>45<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Supervisors<\/td>\n      <td>22<\/td>\n      <td>21<\/td>\n      <td>20<\/td>\n      <td>21<\/td>\n      <td>21<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Maintenance<\/td>\n      <td>20<\/td>\n      <td>19<\/td>\n      <td>19<\/td>\n      <td>20<\/td>\n      <td>19<\/td>\n      <td>22<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Skilled Trades<\/td>\n      <td>46<\/td>\n      <td>44<\/td>\n      <td>44<\/td>\n      <td>46<\/td>\n      <td>45<\/td>\n      <td>51<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Quality Control Technician<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/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>\n      <td>Management<\/td>\n      <td>25<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>25<\/td>\n      <td>25<\/td>\n      <td>28<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Office Staff<\/td>\n      <td>46<\/td>\n      <td>44<\/td>\n      <td>44<\/td>\n      <td>46<\/td>\n      <td>45<\/td>\n      <td>51<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Other Occupations<\/td>\n      <td>166<\/td>\n      <td>158<\/td>\n      <td>157<\/td>\n      <td>164<\/td>\n      <td>162<\/td>\n      <td>181<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec1a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec1a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">12 Net hiring requirement does not include hiring required because of turnover (i.e. hiring workers to replace individuals who quit or are fired from their positions). The Imputed turnover rate (total number of people hired as a share of the total number of workers) for Atlantic seafood processors is 40%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366f65b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"366f65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-1024x239.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5317\" alt=\"A colorful drawing showcasing various types of fish swimming together in a vibrant underwater scene.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-1024x239.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-300x70.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-768x179.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM.png 1476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1c08d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec1c08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">TABLE 12: EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK (PEAK) &#8211; RICHMOND REGION (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-43e3033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43e3033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>2017<\/th>\n      <th>2018<\/th>\n      <th>2019<\/th>\n      <th>2020<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2021-<br>2025<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2026-<br>2030<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total Employment<\/td>\n      <td>829<\/td>\n      <td>791<\/td>\n      <td>782<\/td>\n      <td>817<\/td>\n      <td>810<\/td>\n      <td>905<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Shellfish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n      <td>173<\/td>\n      <td>165<\/td>\n      <td>163<\/td>\n      <td>171<\/td>\n      <td>169<\/td>\n      <td>189<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Fish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n      <td>98<\/td>\n      <td>94<\/td>\n      <td>93<\/td>\n      <td>97<\/td>\n      <td>96<\/td>\n      <td>107<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Shellfish Plant Worker<\/td>\n      <td>107<\/td>\n      <td>102<\/td>\n      <td>101<\/td>\n      <td>106<\/td>\n      <td>105<\/td>\n      <td>117<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Fish Plant Worker<\/td>\n      <td>61<\/td>\n      <td>58<\/td>\n      <td>58<\/td>\n      <td>60<\/td>\n      <td>60<\/td>\n      <td>67<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Supervisors<\/td>\n      <td>22<\/td>\n      <td>21<\/td>\n      <td>20<\/td>\n      <td>21<\/td>\n      <td>21<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Maintenance<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n      <td>22<\/td>\n      <td>22<\/td>\n      <td>22<\/td>\n      <td>22<\/td>\n      <td>25<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Skilled Trades<\/td>\n      <td>56<\/td>\n      <td>53<\/td>\n      <td>52<\/td>\n      <td>55<\/td>\n      <td>54<\/td>\n      <td>61<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Quality Control Technician<\/td>\n      <td>12<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>12<\/td>\n      <td>12<\/td>\n      <td>13<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Management<\/td>\n      <td>25<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>25<\/td>\n      <td>25<\/td>\n      <td>28<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Office Staff<\/td>\n      <td>46<\/td>\n      <td>44<\/td>\n      <td>44<\/td>\n      <td>46<\/td>\n      <td>45<\/td>\n      <td>51<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Other Occupations<\/td>\n      <td>206<\/td>\n      <td>196<\/td>\n      <td>194<\/td>\n      <td>203<\/td>\n      <td>201<\/td>\n      <td>225<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621b356 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"621b356\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e6ac8 white-title e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5e6ac8\" 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-c28a9e4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c28a9e4\" 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\">7.0<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a28081 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a28081\" 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-0b3c1ba elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b3c1ba\" 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>7.0 <\/span>OVERVIEW OF HR ISSUES ENCOUNTERED<\/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-047968a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"047968a\" 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 an 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 the various plants in 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-691642a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"691642a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TO SUPPLEMENT AND REPLACE THE \u201cCORE\u201d LOCAL WORKERS <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a78057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a78057\" 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 interviews with plant managers, there is an ongoing attempt at recruiting sufficient numbers of people during their processing seasons. Ads are placed on radios, newspapers and online job boards. A large proportion of the workforce returns each season, having worked many years for the same employer on a seasonal basis. For new workers, many of the referrals are from existing employees.<\/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-7912453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7912453\" 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-0d0873f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d0873f\" 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>Among the plants interviewed, there appears to be a core group of employees who have been with the plants for over ten years, and they make up over 50% of the current workforce. There are no issues with retention with this group. However, the younger cohort is less likely to move into this longer-term employment group and tend to be more mobile looking for employment outside of the region (often going out West to work in labour\/ construction in Alberta). Plant managers have noticed a few workers have recently returned to work in the plants given the recent changes in the Alberta economy.<\/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-cbeacce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbeacce\" 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\">COMPETITION FOR SEASONAL LOWER-SKILL LABOUR<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7621178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7621178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plant managers noted that the competition for seasonal lower-skill labour is increasing. Main competitors noted were tourism, fish\/seafood harvesting (often more lucrative) and other processing plants in the area. Another area noted as challenging was fish harvesting (particularly the lobster fishing industry) where many of the young men can make considerably more money working in the harvesting sector compared with the processing sector. This presents some challenges for filling positions in processing that require heavier lifting and strong physical capacity.<\/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-ee8db87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee8db87\" 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\">CHANGING CATCH LEVELS AND MEETING EI REQUIREMENTS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5909136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5909136\" 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 of the largest concerns of the managers interviewed was that they would be able to provide enough hours and weeks to their staff to qualify for EI. At the point of the interview, there had been challenges encountered with receiving sufficient raw product (crab and shrimp) to keep the plants running with long enough hours to ensure that workers received sufficient hours to qualify for EI. By not being able to provide steady seasonal employment with potentials for lots of overtime, there were the predicted challenges that their workforce would start looking for alternate opportunities.<\/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-399b616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"399b616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4473c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b4473c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Investments in technology and automation has occurred in both plants. One plant (closed at the time of the visit due to unavailability of raw product \u2013 shrimp) had been completely updated with state-of-the-art processing technology. 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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-96c5e83 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96c5e83\" 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\">PARTNERING WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb2e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bb2e14\" 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 managers interviewed indicated that given their proximity to Indigenous communities in the area, it has been particularly beneficial for both to work together to solve employment issues for community members, and labour requirements for the plants. 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