Description

The Unearthing Possibilities project will:

• enhance the labour market information available to minerals exploration industry stakeholders
• assess labour supply and demand factors of workers involved in exploring for and evaluating mineral deposits
• develop a strategy to monitor, assess and project the supply and demand for the minerals exploration industry's workforce
• identify the short- and long-term HR challenges and opportunities facing the minerals exploration segment of the industry
• serve as the basis for developing an industry strategy and action plan to address key HR issues

Project Deliverables

• a complementary set of information reports related to supply and demand for workers in the minerals exploration sector
• an industry strategy to address key HR issues
• improved labour market information for this vital sector
• updates and contributions to MiHR's labour market information system
• improved strategies to achieve balance between supply and demand of workers for the Canadian mineral exploration sector
• increased understanding among communities of interest about key human resource issues that must be addressed by the minerals and metals industry to ensure its viability
• increased level of dialogue, collaboration and buy-in from minerals exploration sector stakeholders to the collaborative process being fostered in the minerals and metals industry

Start / Completion Date

November 2009 to July 2011

Committee Members

Supporting Documents

• Unearthing Possibilities: Project Overview

Contact Information

Martha Roberts
Manager of Research, Sector Studies
Telephone: 613-270-9696 x 21
Fax: 613-270-9399

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