The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) is a collaborative partnership that was recently formed to spearhead regional economic development for Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. VIEA brings together the multitude of communities – industry, First Nations, government, and other key stakeholders – to collaborate on a broad-based economic development program that enhances the capacity of the region for growth. The regional alliance includes all Island communities from Victoria to Port Hardy as well as the Northern and Southern Gulf Islands.

Hiring, developing and keeping effective employees is one of the greatest challenges that employers face. As such, a major priority for VIEA is to ensure that organizations will have access to the skilled people whom they will require as the economy develops and diversifies over time. Towards that end, VIEA has commissioned Ference Weicker & Company to assess the human resource needs of key industry sectors, review the current and projected labour market supply, identify gaps, and work with key stakeholders to prepare a comprehensive labour market strategy which will address current and future needs with a proposed strategic vision, set of pillars and goals, objectives, strategies, actions and key performance measures as well as the resources required for implementation.

<< PreviousNext >>