Pulse Check: Workforce Survey

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1. Please indicate your name: (Required.)

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2. Please indicate your property name: (Required.)

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3. Please indicate your email: (Required.)

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4. Please indicate whether you are a brand or independent: (Required.)

Brand

Independent

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5. Are you a BCHA member? (Required.)

Yes

Unsure

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6. Which region best describes your property's location? (Required.)

Vancouver Coast & Mountains

Cariboo Chilcotin Coast

Thompson Okanagan

Kootenay Rockies

Northern BC

Vancouver Island

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7. 1. Where are your businesses primarily located? (Required.)

Urban

Suburban

Airport

Resort

Rural

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8. Which best describes your type of property? (Required.)

Full service hotel

Limited service hotel

Motel

Inn

Lodge

BnB

Resort

Other (please specify)

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9. How did the labour shortage impact your businesses in the last 12 months? (Required.)

The labour shortage had a significant impact on my business

The labour shortage had some impact on my business

The labour shortage had little impact on my business

The labour shortage had no impact on my business

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10. In the last 4 months, what has your experience hiring workers been like compared to the same time last year? (Required.)

Hiring has become much easier

Hiring has become slightly easier

Hiring has not changed

Hiring has become slightly harder

Hiring has become much harder

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11. How many workers have you hired from the following groups? (Required.)

Domestic Workers

International Students

Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs)

Youth from International Experience Canada (Working Holiday)

Refugees

Other (Please Specify)

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12. Have you had to limit available rooms due to labour shortages? (Required.)

Yes

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13. What other impacts are labour shortages having on your business? [Check all that apply] (Required.)

We are refusing bookings

We are requiring minimum stays

We are deploying staff to jobs they were not hired for (i.e. to clean rooms)

We are raising our rates because of rising labour costs

We have delayed expansion/renovation plans

We have reduced access to restaurant, meeting or sporting facilities

We are using more technology (automated check-in, etc)

Other (please specify)

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14. What additional steps have you taken to attract more domestic workers? (Select all that apply) (Required.)

Increased wages rates

Increased advertising for vacancies

Hired recruiters

Outreach to equity-seeking groups

Introduced transit or housing supports

Daycare or other supports for parents

Provided increased training and development

Offered more flexibility on hours

Other (please specify)

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15. Do you currently have employee housing? If so, how many workers can you house? (Required.)

Yes, 0-5

Yes, 6-10

Yes, 11-20

Yes, 21-35

Yes, 36-50

Yes, 51+

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16. Are you taking inventory out of guest rooms to house employees? If so, how many rooms? (Required.)

Yes, 0-5

Yes, 6-10

Yes, 11-20

Yes, 21+

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17. What is your financial relationship to the housing you offer employees? [Check all that apply] (Required.)

We own the property and rent it to employees

We own the property and the cost of living there is included as part of our employee benefits

We rent the housing and sublet it to employees

We assist employees in finding housing

If you rent to staff, how much do you charge per month?

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18. If there was a purpose-built staff accommodation in your area, would you be interested in housing your staff there? If so, how many people would you need to house? (Required.)

No I'm not interested

Yes, 0-5

Yes, 6-10

Yes, 11-20

Yes, 21-35

Yes, 36-50

Yes, 51+

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19. How many employees are you short short for summer 2023? (Required.)

0-5

6-10

11-20

21-30

31+

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20. Did you apply to the Temporary Foreign Worker program in 2023? (Required.)

Yes

No, but I am aware of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

No, I am unaware of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

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Pulse Check: Workforce Survey

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* 1. Please indicate your name: (Required.)

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* 2. Please indicate your property name: (Required.)

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* 3. Please indicate your email: (Required.)

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* 4. Please indicate whether you are a brand or independent: (Required.)

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* 5. Are you a BCHA member? (Required.)

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* 6. Which region best describes your property's location? (Required.)

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* 7. 1. Where are your businesses primarily located? (Required.)

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* 8. Which best describes your type of property? (Required.)

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* 9. How did the labour shortage impact your businesses in the last 12 months? (Required.)

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* 10. In the last 4 months, what has your experience hiring workers been like compared to the same time last year? (Required.)

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* 11. How many workers have you hired from the following groups? (Required.)

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* 12. Have you had to limit available rooms due to labour shortages? (Required.)

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* 13. What other impacts are labour shortages having on your business? [Check all that apply] (Required.)

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* 14. What additional steps have you taken to attract more domestic workers? (Select all that apply) (Required.)

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* 15. Do you currently have employee housing? If so, how many workers can you house? (Required.)

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* 16. Are you taking inventory out of guest rooms to house employees? If so, how many rooms? (Required.)

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* 17. What is your financial relationship to the housing you offer employees? [Check all that apply] (Required.)

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* 18. If there was a purpose-built staff accommodation in your area, would you be interested in housing your staff there? If so, how many people would you need to house? (Required.)

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* 19. How many employees are you short short for summer 2023? (Required.)

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* 20. Did you apply to the Temporary Foreign Worker program in 2023? (Required.)

1. Please indicate your name: (Required.)

2. Please indicate your property name: (Required.)

3. Please indicate your email: (Required.)

4. Please indicate whether you are a brand or independent: (Required.)

5. Are you a BCHA member? (Required.)

6. Which region best describes your property's location? (Required.)

7. 1. Where are your businesses primarily located? (Required.)

8. Which best describes your type of property? (Required.)

9. How did the labour shortage impact your businesses in the last 12 months? (Required.)

10. In the last 4 months, what has your experience hiring workers been like compared to the same time last year? (Required.)

11. How many workers have you hired from the following groups? (Required.)

12. Have you had to limit available rooms due to labour shortages? (Required.)

13. What other impacts are labour shortages having on your business? [Check all that apply] (Required.)

14. What additional steps have you taken to attract more domestic workers? (Select all that apply) (Required.)

15. Do you currently have employee housing? If so, how many workers can you house? (Required.)

16. Are you taking inventory out of guest rooms to house employees? If so, how many rooms? (Required.)

17. What is your financial relationship to the housing you offer employees? [Check all that apply] (Required.)

18. If there was a purpose-built staff accommodation in your area, would you be interested in housing your staff there? If so, how many people would you need to house? (Required.)

19. How many employees are you short short for summer 2023? (Required.)

20. Did you apply to the Temporary Foreign Worker program in 2023? (Required.)