To achieve this, the commentary will evaluate the professions needed by lithium-processing facilities, the current and future supply of workers in these professions in Northwestern Ontario, and relevant education and training programs available in the region. [...] Northern Policy Institute / Institut des politiques du Nord Labour for Lithium: Analyzing the availability of labour for a lithium-processing facility in Thunder Bay 9 Labour force in Northwestern Ontario Having identified the professions that are needed for a lithium-processing facility, we can determine the size of the existing labour force in these professions in Northwestern Ontario. [...] In Table 7, the number of working-age individuals per profession in 2026 is forecasted by subtracting the number of workers ages 55 to 64 in 2021 by the number of workers ages 25 to 64 in the same years, then adding the number of workers ages 15 to 24. [...] 18 Commentary | August 2024Labour for Lithium: Analyzing the availability of labour for a lithium-processing facility in Thunder Bay Table 9 compares a forecast of the number of graduates for each profession between 2021 and 2026 with the forecasted gap between labour demand and labour supply in 2026. [...] Table 9: Comparison of the forecasted gap between labour demand and labour supply in 2026 and the forecasted number of graduates between 2021 and 2026 Forecasted Forecasted Forecasted Gap between Profession labour demand labour supply labour demand number of graduates in 2026 in 2026 and labour supply in 2026 between 2021 and 2026 Metallurgical and materials engineers Insufficient Insufficient inf.
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Table of Contents
- Commentary 1
- Analyzing the availability of labour for a lithium- processing facility in Thunder Bay 1
- NPI Who We Are 2
- Board of Directors 2
- Advisory Council 2
- Research Advisory Board 2
- President CEO 2
- Land Acknowledgement 2
- Permission Statement 2
- William Dunstan 3
- Manson Collagène 3
- Bogdan Koutsenko 3
- Table of Contents 4
- Executive Summary 5
- Introduction 6
- Labour force requirements for lithium processing 7
- Labour force in Northwestern Ontario 9
- Projections for future labour demand in Northwestern Ontario 12
- Projections for future labour supply in Northwestern Ontario 14
- Increasing labour supply programs and training available in Northwestern Ontario 17
- Conclusion and recommendations 19
- References 20
- About Northern Policy Institute 23
- A Superior Place to Invest 23
- Setting the Course Navigating the 23
- North Superior Workforce in 20222023 23
- The Mining Industry in Northwestern 23
- Ontario An Analysis of Recent 23
- Developments and the Strategy for 23
- Success 23
- Office Locations 24
