Research

The overall purpose of the research is to understand the experiences and expectations of Alberta businesses regarding their hiring needs over the next year. To this end, questions probed current staffing needs, skills required, difficulties hiring these skills, barriers to hiring and the role of government income support programs in any hiring challenges.

In all, 487 businesses responded to the survey which was administered on the Alida platform by the Alberta Chambers of Commerce.

Businesses represented a broad spectrum of the economy. As the table below shows, businesses of varying sizes participated.