In response to demand for more current labour market information, Food Processing Skills Canada developed the Rapid Results Employer Opinion Panel. As G.I. Joe said, “knowing is half the battle” and getting up to date industry information gets you more informed to meet the challenges that you face. The panelists will be asked to complete 6 surveys, each with a different theme relevant to the industry. This is the second report in the Rapid Results Series and the theme is Immigration and Recruitment.
63% of respondents rated their experience of recruiting recent immigrants as "successful", and most used the approach of encouraging referrals from current employees.
Over half (54%) of respondents currently recruit workers from outside of Canada, and 70% are successful.
The top countries for recruiting international skilled workers are the Philippines and Mexico.
