A new report on Ontario’s future labour market predicts a significant skills shortage based on a declining population and a lack of appropriate post-secondary training.
Dr. Rick Miner, President emeritus of Seneca College, released People Without Jobs, Jobs Without People: Ontario’s Labour Market Future. The intersection of two mega-trends - an aging population and an emerging knowledge economy – is examined in the report, which predicts 700,000 Ontarians will be unemployable by 2021 due to a lack of postsecondary training or credentials.
Dr. Miner’s report provides stark and compelling evidence of the absolute necessity for business, educators, government and industry to act now to address this challenge.
For more information, please contact Frank Belluardo, Policy Analyst, at 416 482 5222 ext. 247.
