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What is a Sector Council?

What is a Sector Council?. Sector Councils are industry-led, labour-management partnership organizations designed to address human resource development issues within a specific industry Initiated through Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)

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What is a Sector Council?

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  1. What is a Sector Council? • Sector Councils are industry-led, labour-management partnership organizations designed to address human resource development issues within a specific industry • Initiated through Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) • program formally established in 1992 to support industry partnership efforts in the area of human resource development • More than 40 Sector Councils in place, some since 1989, examples include: • Mining, Steel • Tourism, Textiles • Software, Automotive Repair

  2. Construction Sector Council (CSC) • CSC established in April 2001 • Non-government, Not-for-Profit industry organization • Industry led Board of Directors • Mandate • Identify and undertake human resource projects and initiatives geared toward meeting the current and future human resource needs of the industry • Four Program Areas 1. Labour Market Information 2. Career Awareness 3. Learning Technologies 4. Standards and Skills Development

  3. We work with the . . . . • Suppliers of Construction Services: • Diverse industry: • New Home Building and Renovation • Institutional and Commercial • Heavy Industrial • Civil Engineering • Multi billion dollar industry: • Represents 12% of GNP • Over 1,000,000 workers • Close to 270,000 contractors • (95% have less than 10 employees) • Maintains and repairs over $5 trillion in assets • Construction trains close to 60% of all apprentices for all industries in Canada

  4. Driving Force for Construction • New Home Building and Renovation: • Over $50 billion in annual construction activity . . . this translates into significant worker requirements • Government Construction Investment • Federal, provincial, local governments spent a combined $35 to $40 billion dollars • Industrial Construction Investment • There are over $100 billion in announced industrial projects across Canada • British Columbia Construction Investment • VANOC $1.5 billion • Several major mining projects • Port facility developments • Vancouver Airport expansion

  5. Human Resource Issues • Key Workforce Questions in Construction • Where is the work? • Where are the workers? • How do we manage worker shortages / surpluses? • Demand for Construction Services • Where are the “hot spots” • Getting better demand information • Translating demand into worker requirements

  6. British Columbia LMI Committee • B.C. Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades • Canadian Home Builders’ Association – B.C. • Greater Victoria Construction Skills Council • British Columbia Institute of Technology • B.C. Construction Association • Construction Labour Relations Association – B.C. • B.C. Industry Training Authority • Vancouver Regional Construction Association • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada • B.C. Ministry of Skills Development and Labour

  7. British Columbia - Highlights • BC is in the early stages of a construction boom • Tight labour markets will get tighter over the medium term to 2010 – over 14,500 new jobs • Continuing risks of shortages and recruiting challenges • Tight market conditions have implications on project delays, quality, productivity and safety • Some trades face retirement challenges over the next ten years

  8. Residential Construction • Very strong residential investment over the past few years • Key drivers – increased household formation, rising incomes and low interest rates • Activity to remain strong over medium term, with new housing investment peaking in 2010 • Post 2010, new activity declines in line with slower economic and population growth

  9. Non-Residential Construction Investment, BC, $97 millions • Strong growth projected over the medium term • Major projects driving activity • Several mining and pipeline projects • Major transportation and warehousing projects • 2010 Olympics

  10. Labour Market Conditions, CSC trades (70% of construction employment) • Strong employment growth since 2001 has created challenges for construction • Between 2001 and 2005, employment increased by 40% from 78,000 to 110,000 • Unemployment has been pushed to record lows • Continued growth over the medium term calls for an additional 14,500 workers • Large gains in the labour force will be needed to keep up with building activity

  11. Supply Challenges • Recruiting problems have been acute over the past few years • Competition for skilled workers is intense • Potential for mobility from other regions is limited by strong construction markets in other provinces • New entrants to the workforce are often unskilled and require mentoring and supervision to develop skill sets • Project delays, costs issues, worker safety are a growing concern • Demographics indicate increasing need to replace an aging workforce

  12. Retirements • Rising retirements will reduce available workforce • Construction will need to replace over 20,000 workers over the next decade • Trades facing above average replacement demand:- Boilermakers- Bricklayers- Construction Managers and Supervisors- Crane Operators- Heavy Equipment Operators

  13. British Columbia

  14. Strong Growth Commercial and Residential sectors • Bricklayers • Tilesetters • Plasterers and drywall installers • Glaziers • Painters and decorators • Floor covering installers • Electricians • Plumbers

  15. Strong Growth Heavy engineering and civil trades • Boilermakers • Construction Millwrights • Heavy-duty equipment mechanics • Heavy-duty equipment operators • Ironworkers • Insulators • Welders and related machine operators • Drillers and blasters • Steamfitters,pipefitters sprinkler installers

  16. Construction Looking Forward • BC registers the strongest economic growth in Canada in the medium term • Construction activity is strong for both residential and non-residential markets • Labour markets for several trades/occupations are to remain tight over the medium term to 2010 • Tight markets have implications on project delays, quality, productivity and safety • Some trades face retirement challenges • Final report to be released in the coming weeks

  17. THANK YOU For additional information contact: Construction Sector Council 220 Laurier Ave. W, Suite 1150 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5Z9 Tel: (613) 569-5552 Fax: (613) 569-1220 Email: info@csc-ca.org

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