Agriculture: Opportunity Awaits
Agriculture and food are major contributors to our economy, supporting one in every nine jobs and contributing nearly $51.4 billion to Ontario’s GDP each...Caring Workforce Survey
The Caring sectors are experiencing wide-spread and difficult staffing challenges, such as staff shortages, high staff turnover, and burnout. Waterloo Region, Guelph-Wellington, and Dufferin...This report is for youth!
Our 2025 co-op student Tasbiha Khan from St. Benedict’s Catholic Secondary School explores how automation is transforming entry-level jobs, and what that means for...
Supporting the Non-Profit & Caring Sectors
Healthcare. Education. Child Care. Community Services. Arts & Culture. Sports. Non-Profit Organizations. As our community continues to grow, organizations in the caring and non-profit...
Housing our Workforce
Housing Our Workforce Waterloo Region, Guelph-Wellington County, and Dufferin County estimate high population growth between now and 2051. In particular, Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener, and...Report Launch!
What is our local workforce like in Non-Profits, Healthcare, Education, Social Services, and other Caring occupations? Read these reports to find out! “Our Workforce”...Occupation Snapshots
Occupation Snapshot Pages These 2-page Occupation Snapshot pages share data about workers within Dufferin County, Waterloo Region, and Guelph-Wellington County. Each Occupation Snapshot includes...
Keeping Career Fairs Current
After speaking with local employers and attending career fairs firsthand we noticed that the processes and layouts were in many cases the same as...
Defining Soft Skills
In EmployerOne 2022, employers told us that a lack of the right soft skills was a major reason that positions were hard-to-fill. To tackle...