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Dynamic Claresholm
1.
Business Information
Name of respondent
Company
Email address
Postal Code
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
3.
How many employees do you currently have on staff?
Full time
Part time
Casual
Seasonal
1-5
5-10
10-20
20-50
50-100
100+
Other (please specify)
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
5.
What are your current workforce needs? Please describe.
6.
What special skills are required for your business?
7.
What type of training is required for your employees?
8.
Do you have difficulty retaining workers?
Yes
No
Comments
9.
What are the barriers to attracting workforce to Claresholm?
Yes
No
Unsure
Housing Needs
Yes
No
Unsure
Qualifications
Yes
No
Unsure
Skills
Yes
No
Unsure
Local Amenities
Yes
No
Unsure
Quality of Life
Yes
No
Unsure
Comments
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)
11.
Where do your employees live? Select all that apply.
Claresholm
MD of Willow Creek
Lethbridge
Calgary
Other (please specify)
12.
Do you utilize any grants or funding programs available to your industry?
Yes
No
Comments
13.
If not why?
Not aware
Too much hassle
Unsuccessful application
Not eligible
Do you have any comments
14.
Are you familiar with Claresholm’s Rural and Remote Immigration Pilot Program?
Yes
No
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
Increased
Decreased
No significant change
Employment levels
Increased
Decreased
No significant change
Plant/Facility size
Increased
Decreased
No significant change
Equipment
Increased
Decreased
No significant change
Product line
Increased
Decreased
No significant change
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
Yes I plan to expand
No I do not plan to expand
Plant/facility
Yes I plan to expand
No I do not plan to expand
Equipment
Yes I plan to expand
No I do not plan to expand
Product line
Yes I plan to expand
No I do not plan to expand
Location
Yes I plan to expand
No I do not plan to expand
17.
Is your company considering closure, sale or relocation?
Yes
No
If so, why?
18.
Are your company operations significantly affected by COVID-19?
Yes
No
If so, how?
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
20.
On a scale of 1 - 10 how satisfied are you with the community services offered?
0
10
Clear
21.
How can business services be improved?
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
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