Estimates of workforce shortages : Estimation de la pénurie de main-d'oeuvre : comprendre la pénurie de main-d'oeuvre dans les services éducatifs et de garde à l'enfance (SÉGE) et y faire face

The CCHRSC engaged the Centre for Spatial Economics (C4SE), a consulting organization created to improve the quality of spatial economic and demographic research in Canada, to conduct the project research and create reports designed to meet the project objectives. [...] The Estimates of Workforce Shortages in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Report examines the literature on ECEC workforce shortages, describes the technique that is used to estimate workforce shortages in the ECEC sector and estimates the economic costs of current workforce shortages. [...] The feasibility of developing occupational demand and supply models for the provinces and territories is also explored; and •. Executive Summary: Understanding and Addressing Workforce Shortages in ECEC Project: This report contains background information on the Understanding and Addressing Workforce Shortages in ECEC Project and a brief, plain language executive summary of each of the reports pro [...] The duration of these labour market imbalances will depend on the magnitude of the shocks hitting the economy and the speed at which the adjustments are made. [...] The more constraints there are on changes in these variables, the more costly the adjustments will be, and the more lasting the shortage and surplus situations.