Market Trends
Sector Councils 

Market Trends

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National:

Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada publishes a monthly Labour Force Survey with the most current data regarding the national employment figures.

• Latest report: July 2010

Labour Market Information - Canada
Learn about job descriptions, required skills, wages & salaries and employment prospects. Much of this information is available for various regions in Canada.

Job Futures - Canada
This site offers a national look at work prospects, requirements to enter a career field, as well as general information about the occupation.

Regional:

Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin
Workforce Planning Board’s mandate is to provide guidance regarding important workforce and employment challenges facing Waterloo, Wellington and Dufferin.

• Latest Workforce Focus report: July 2010  
• Latest annual Trends, Priorities and Opportunities report: April 2010
• Workforce Planning Board Monthly Labour Force Survey Results: August 2010 

Laurier Centre for Economic Research & Policy Analysis
The Laurier Centre for Economic Research and Policy Analysis is an international association of academic and professional economists, based at the School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University.

• Latest issue of Labour Market News: July 2010
• Past issue of Labour Market News: April 2010 
• Past issue of Labour Market News: February 2010

Sector Councils

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Sector councils are industry-led partnerships between workers, employers, educators and governments, all working together to ensure Canadians have what they need to be successful in the labour market.  They are involved in identifying skills and human resource shortages and developing and implementing solutions in each sector. 

Among many other roles, the sector councils educate workers about the most recent career information for each sector. This could include career possibilities, skills that are in demand, internship programs and training options, all of which can be helpful in the process of deciding your career direction.

The following is a selected list of sector councils. For a full list of all 34 sector councils, visit www.councils.org. 

Field of Work: Arts, Culture, Communications, Tourism and Recreation

Field of Work: Agribusiness, Natural Resources and Environment

Field of Work: Business, Administration and Sales

Field of Work: Technology

Field of Work: Social Services

Field of Work: Transportation