Ignace Area Community Studies: - Economics and Finance - Labour Baseline

The study will: a) Explore in more detail the questions, aspirations and topics of interest expressed by the community through the Township of Ignace project visioning process; b) Assist the NWMO and the Township of Ignace in developing and identifying possible programs and commitments that ensure the Project will be implemented in a manner that fosters the well- being of the Township of Ignace an. [...] The specific objectives of this study are: • Describe the local labour supply in terms of employment status; • Describe the local labour force in terms of occupational classifications; and • Describe the local labour needed to sustain and grow the existing businesses in the community. [...] Based on the analysis of the data in the following sections we conclude that the Regional Study Area has the skilled labour force required to meet most of the Project requirements. [...] The concentrations of the occupations required by the Project add further evidence to the relative strength of Dryden and Sioux Lookout as strong suppliers of labour to the Project within the Local Study Area. [...] The analysis of the impact of the Project in the Workforce Development Study overlays the Project demand for labour on the existing labour demands and identifies the related opportunities, gaps and challenges.