Meat processing is an important part of the Canadian economy. As the sector has been suffering from labour shortages for years, this report provides an insight on the current challenges the Canadian meat workforce is facing, and is projected to face in the future. To address these challenges, the report analyzes possible solutions that are pragmatic and easy to implement.
Meat processing is an important part of the Canadian economy, contributing about $6.5 billion to Canada’s GDP and employing nearly 60,000 people across the country.
Current forecasts suggest the sector will need an additional 25,000 workers over the next 12 years.
The analysis indicated that eight of the fourteen regions studied in-depth, were facing very tight labour markets where the current or projected demand for workers (total and lower skill level) from the regional industries was higher than the existing local labour market.
