Pandemic Recovery Resources For The Workforce In Sarnia Lambton
From the onset of the economic impact of the pandemic, SLWDB recognized the importance of supporting local employers and job seekers through this tumultuous period. SLWDB continues to collaborate with a number of community partners on several initiatives designed to help businesses navigate these uncertain times.
SCENARIO PLANNING
SLWDB spearheaded an initiative to define the future workforce. Through collaborative effort with key partners across economic sectors and community service providers, scenarios representing what the future workforce may look like are being designed to serve as foundations for sector specific plans of actions to support the workforce. The action plans will provide guidance on how businesses can mitigate possible negative impacts of COVID-19 on our labour force over a short, intermediate, and long-term time frame based on the direction and pace of the post-pandemic economic recovery. They will also outline strategies to harness opportunities for our labour force and economy arising post-COVID-19 over a short, intermediate, and long-term time frame.
While we continue to identify immediate challenges to overcome and opportunities to seize, the next step in supporting our businesses and their workforce is to provide guidance on developing a recovery strategy that will create resiliency for the upcoming years. Continued uncertainty about the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as its long-term impacts on the global economy mean that a scenario-based approach is required to plan proactively for these stages of recovery. Our priority is to ensure the sustainability and growth of our labour force in Sarnia Lambton.
The blueprint generated through this project serves as a guide for local employers to understand and prepare for the potential challenges and opportunities awaiting the local labour force beyond the era of COVID-19.
SECTOR-SPECIFIC SUMMARY REPORTS
Sector-specific summary reports highlighting the local impacts of COVID-19 on each sector’s workforce, local labour force and skills shortages, and recommendations for strengthening our local workforce can be viewed by clicking on the sector titles:
The reports are accompanied by an interactive online dashboard. This data tool has been designed to provide up to date statistics regarding the economic and public health recovery from the COVID-19 crisis based on key scenario indicators that determine the scenario-based labour market outcomes.
INTERACTIVE ONLINE DASHBOARDSector-specific summary reports highlighting the local impacts of COVID-19 on each sector’s workforce, local labour force and skills shortages, and recommendations for strengthening our local workforce can be viewed by clicking on the sector titles:
SARNIA-LAMBTON COVID-19 BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC TASK FORCE
This committee is comprised of the Sarnia Lambton Economic Partnership, the Sarnia Lambton Business Development Corporation, Tourism Sarnia Lambton, the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce, and the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce. These organizations support economic and workforce development and meet monthly to collect, coordinate and disseminate information on strategies and implement programs to mitigate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on employers and our workforce.
