Canadian employers are facing skills shortages

• Baby boomers are beginning to retire in large numbers.
• Business competition is high within Canada and beyond its borders.
• New occupations requiring new skills keep emerging.
• Traditional labour pools will not meet current and projected skills shortages.
• Women are 46 per cent of the labour force, but they are still under-represented in many occupations and sectors facing current or future shortages.

Recruiting and retaining women is one obvious solution

• Across the country, there are good initiatives to encourage women to consider training and careers in traditionally male-dominated fields.
• Leading employers are re-assessing their workplaces and making changes to attract and retain skilled women.

Creating a Spiral of Success