YUKON
Labour Market Framework
PURPOSE: To ensure an inclusive and adaptable labour market that meets the demands of a strong diversified economy.
MINISTRY
Departments of Education and Advanced Education, Government of Yukon
DESCRIPTION
Yukon has taken a collaborative approach to guide labour market activities for both employers and employees over the next ten years through the development of Yukon’s Labour Market Framework. In 2009–10, working groups were formed comprised of key labour market stakeholders, which included representatives from the business/industry sector, non-governmental organizations, the Government of Canada and First Nation organizations.
These working groups developed five strategies and accompanying action plans:
• Comprehensive Skills and Trades Training Strategy
• Immigration Strategy
• Labour Market Information Strategy
• Recruitment Strategy
• Retention Strategy
Evaluation of the strategies and accompanying action plans are supported by stakeholder committees, which are composed of approximately 70 different stakeholders representing 50 organizations.
Making the process unique is that all participants have ratified the strategies and taken ownership and responsibility of the development of the strategies, their implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
RESULTS
Recruitment and Retention, Immigration, and Labour Market Information committees are in the process of finishing the updates to their respective 2014–17 Action Plans.
The Comprehensive Skills and Trades Training Strategy Action Plan was approved in November 2014.
FURTHER INFORMATION
http://www.labourmarketframeworkyukon.com
