Dynamic Claresholm Survey

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* 1. Business Information

Name of respondent

Company

Email address

Postal Code

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* 2. What is your industry? North American Industry Classification (NAICS)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Mining

Utilities

Construction

Wholesale trade

Retail trade Transportation and Warehousing

Information

Finance/Insurance

Real estate

Professional, Scientific, Technical

Management of company enterprises

Admin, waste management, remediation services

Educational

Healthcare social services

Arts Entertainment, recreation

Accommodations /food services

Other services

Public administration

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* 3. How many employees do you currently have on staff?

	Full time	Part time	Casual	Seasonal
1-5	1-5 Full time	1-5 Part time	1-5 Casual	1-5 Seasonal
5-10	5-10 Full time	5-10 Part time	5-10 Casual	5-10 Seasonal
10-20	10-20 Full time	10-20 Part time	10-20 Casual	10-20 Seasonal
20-50	20-50 Full time	20-50 Part time	20-50 Casual	20-50 Seasonal
50-100	50-100 Full time	50-100 Part time	50-100 Casual	50-100 Seasonal
100+	100+ Full time	100+ Part time	100+ Casual	100+ Seasonal

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What does your current work force look like? Select all that apply. Canada's National Occupational Codes (NOC).

Management occupations

Business, finance and administrative occupations

Natural and applied science and related occupations

Health occupations

Occupations in education, law & social, community & government services

Occupations in arts, culture, recreation & sport

Sales & service occupations

Trades, transports & equipment operators & related occupations

Natural resources, agriculture & related occupations

Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

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* 5. What are your current workforce needs? Please describe.

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* 6. What special skills are required for your business?

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* 7. What type of training is required for your employees?

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* 8. Do you have difficulty retaining workers?

Yes

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* 9. What are the barriers to attracting workforce to Claresholm?

	Yes	No	Unsure
Housing Needs	Housing Needs Yes	Housing Needs No	Housing Needs Unsure
Qualifications	Qualifications Yes	Qualifications No	Qualifications Unsure
Skills	Skills Yes	Skills No	Skills Unsure
Local Amenities	Local Amenities Yes	Local Amenities No	Local Amenities Unsure
Quality of Life	Quality of Life Yes	Quality of Life No	Quality of Life Unsure

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* 10. When recruiting employees, have you used the following tactics? Select all that apply.

Hiring new Canadians

Temporary Foreign Worker program

Hiring people with disabilities

Retraining people from other industries

Social Media (LinkedIn, Facebook etc)

Employment Services

Job Boards (Kijiji, Indeed, Zip Recruiter, Monster etc.)

Other (Please Specify)

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* 11. Where do your employees live? Select all that apply.

Claresholm

MD of Willow Creek

Lethbridge

Calgary

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Do you utilize any grants or funding programs available to your industry?

Yes

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* 13. If not why?

Not aware

Too much hassle

Unsuccessful application

Not eligible

Do you have any comments

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* 14. Are you familiar with Claresholm’s Rural and Remote Immigration Pilot Program?

Yes

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* 15. During the past 3 years, has your company increased/ decreased or has seen no significant change in the following areas

	Increased	Decreased	No significant change
Sales/revenue	Sales/revenue Increased	Sales/revenue Decreased	Sales/revenue No significant change
Employment levels	Employment levels Increased	Employment levels Decreased	Employment levels No significant change
Plant/Facility size	Plant/Facility size Increased	Plant/Facility size Decreased	Plant/Facility size No significant change
Equipment	Equipment Increased	Equipment Decreased	Equipment No significant change
Product line	Product line Increased	Product line Decreased	Product line No significant change

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* 16. During the next 1-3 years, do you plan to expand your company in the following areas

	Yes I plan to expand	No I do not plan to expand
Employment levels	Employment levels Yes I plan to expand	Employment levels No I do not plan to expand
Plant/facility	Plant/facility Yes I plan to expand	Plant/facility No I do not plan to expand
Equipment	Equipment Yes I plan to expand	Equipment No I do not plan to expand
Product line	Product line Yes I plan to expand	Product line No I do not plan to expand
Location	Location Yes I plan to expand	Location No I do not plan to expand

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* 17. Is your company considering closure, sale or relocation?

Yes

If so, why?

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* 18. Are your company operations significantly affected by COVID-19?

Yes

If so, how?

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* 19. How does your company rate Claresholm in terms of a place to do business?

Poor - expansion and development are not encouraged

Fair - the community shows little interest in local business

Good - there is room for improvement

Excellent - the community has a pro business attitude

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* 20. On a scale of 1 - 10 how satisfied are you with the community services offered?

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 21. How can business services be improved?

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* 22. Would you or one of your staff attend one of the following if offered in the region? Select all that apply.

Chamber strategic planning (Oct 17)

Workforce planning focus groups

Workforce visioning session

Business networking sessions

Employment conference/career expo

Sector roundtables