Canadian Agricultural HR Council gets federal funds for workforce development tools

The Canadian Agricultural HR Council (CAHRC) is one of 14 groups set to receive federal funding to develop sector-specific information and HR tools to support workforce development, the federal government announced on March 9.

The federal government announced up to $94.5 million in funding for the 14 groups over five years through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program.

The funds are intended to assist 14 organizations develop informational products and employer toolkits to help workers and businesses adapt to current labour market challenges, a federal news release said.

These tools include forecast reports, dashboards on topics like job vacancies by key occupations, and sector-specific growth opportunities.

These are intended to offer job seekers, workers, employers and training providers a detailed view of the challenges and needs within each sector.

The aim is to ultimately help reduce skills shortages, improve job readiness, and support long-term growth across multiple industries, the federal government said.

Other organizations funded represent the energy, construction, trucking, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, tourism, forestry, mining, information and communications technology, the environment and the bio-economy sectors.

These sectors account for 66.2 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product and employ about 9.9 million workers, the news release said.