Manitoba Non-Profit Sector Workforce Skills Survey Announced

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

NOVEMBER 2, 2009


MANITOBA NON-PROFIT SECTOR WORKFORCE SKILLS SURVEY – A Historic Opportunity to Identify Non-Profit Workforce Skill Shortages in Providing Health and Social Services in Manitoba Communities

Winnipeg — The Manitoba Federation of Non-Profit Organizations Inc. is responding to the urgent need to assemble skill shortage information of the 1000’s of our community-based health and social service organizations providing services to all Manitoba communities. This is the first stage of a longer-term strategy to address the non-profit labour market to meet changing community needs.

Manitoba Bureau of Statistics has been commissioned to conduct this survey to non-profit organizations to develop an accurate profile of current and emerging labour market challenges in the sector, and to be the contact for the survey respondents. The information will be used by non-profit organizations, funders, and government to develop future labour market strategies, including skill training, recruitment and retention activities.

The sector has 8,220 organizations in Manitoba. At present, there are 174,622 employees in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Territories, which constitutes 13% of the labour force.

Survey results will be available in January 2010.

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For further information please contact: Martin at 941-9414 or by email martinitzcan@gmail.com or visit nonprofitsectormanitoba.ca