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Hiring Needs for 2024
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1.
Do you consider your operation fully staffed?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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2.
What is your biggest barrier to hiring?
(Required.)
Housing
Finding and hiring skilled workers
Retention
Immigration barriers/changes
Other (please specify)
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3.
How has the labour shortage impacted your business? (Select all that apply)
(Required.)
Reduced services
Limited hours of operation
Limited housekeeping services
Reduced revenue/profit due to labour shortage
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4.
What additional steps have you taken to attract more
domestic
workers? (Please select all that apply)
(Required.)
Hired New Canadians
Used casual employment agencies/Aps (such as BCHA members,
Wyrk and Alltourage
)
Hired contract employees (through organizations such as BCHA Member,
Integral Hospitality
)
Advertise on the Go2HR job board
Hired through co-op practicum placements (high schools, colleges, universities)
Advertise on Indeed
Other (please specify)
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5.
What additional steps have you taken to attract more
international
workers? (Please select all that apply)
(Required.)
Supported refugee resettlement by hiring through the BCHA & the HIRES program
Applied for an LMIA to hire a
year-round
Temporary Foreign Worker
Participated in BCHA's Destination Canada Mobility Forum
Took part in a workforce consultation with BCHA Workforce Strategist, Alison Langford
Hired through BCHA's international partnerships with Barbados, El Salvador, and/or Mexico
Supported refugee resettlement by hiring through the BCHA & the Talent Beyond Boundaries program
Sought advice from an Immigration Specialist
Applied for an LMIA to hire a
seasonal
Temporary Foreign Worker
Other (please specify)
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6.
What additional steps have you taken to
retain
employees?
(Please select all that apply)
(Required.)
Provide training and development opportunities
Offer transit supports
Employee incentives & recognition
Provide daycare or other supports for parents
Offer housing supports
Signed up for a Employee Health Plan (such as the
Canadian Hospitality Health Plan
)
Offer more hours of work flexibility
Other (please specify)
7.
In order to run your operation at full capacity, how many employees will you need to hire in 2024?
0
1-5
6-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41+
Other (please specify)
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8.
Using whole numbers, roughly how many positions do you anticipate you will be recruiting for in 2024?
(Required.)
Front desk agents
Accounting
Food and beverage / culinary
Housekeeping
Management
Human Resources
Maintenance
Marketing
Tech
Spa services
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9.
Would you like additional training support for staff? Please select areas of interest.
(Required.)
I am not interested in further support
Leadership for hospitality professionals
Technology, orientation, and onboarding
Financial management
Human resources leadership and best practices
Marketing, communications, and social media
Sales
Leadership & management best practices
Leadership and best practices in housekeeping
Property operations and maintenance
Navigating sustainability and greening your property
Training the trainer
Leadership and best practices in food & beverage operations
Culinary excellence and menu engineering
Understanding and utilizing AI
Other (please specify)
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10.
Are you willing to take coop student placements?
(Required.)
Yes
No
If yes, please share the contact details of who we can contact in your operation.
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11.
Please indicate your name:
(Required.)
Full name:
Property or company name:
Email:
Brand or independent:
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12.
Are you a BCHA member?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Unsure
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13.
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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14.
Where is your businesses primarily located?
(Required.)
Urban
Suburban
Airport
Resort
Rural
