TABLE 27: CORPORATE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS FUTURE LABOUR NEEDS BY ANNUAL SALES
(Percent of Companies)
|
CANADA |
LESS THAN $10 MILLION |
$10 MILLION TO $50 MILLION |
$50 MILLION TO $200 MILLION |
OVER $200 MILLION |
| Hire Younger People |
57% |
56% |
57% |
64% |
48% |
| Hire Recent Immigrants |
41% |
41% |
38% |
49% |
37% |
| Recruit from the Aboriginal Community |
13% |
9% |
12% |
18% |
26% |
| Recruit Foreign Workers |
8% |
9% |
6% |
13% |
4% |
| Upgrade Skills of Current Workers |
73% |
70% |
78% |
79% |
70% |
| Automate to Replace Labour |
46% |
43% |
40% |
72% |
44% |
| Reallocate Work |
33% |
24% |
40% |
51% |
37% |
| Increase Emphasis on Recruiting Qualified Workers |
58% |
52% |
68% |
69% |
63% |
| Practices to Encourage Retention |
53% |
52% |
54% |
51% |
59% |
| Outsource Functions to Other Firms |
23% |
24% |
25% |
25% |
15% |
| Outsource Outside Canada |
10% |
8% |
18% |
8% |
7% |