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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 contract employees (through organizations such as BCHA Member,
Integral Hospitality
)
Hired through co-op practicum placements (high schools, colleges, universities)
Used casual employment agencies/Aps (such as BCHA members,
Wyrk and Alltourage
)
Advertise on the Go2HR job board
Hired New Canadians
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.)
Applied for an LMIA to hire a
year-round
Temporary Foreign Worker
Applied for an LMIA to hire a
seasonal
Temporary Foreign Worker
Supported refugee resettlement by hiring through the BCHA & the HIRES program
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
Other (please specify)
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6.
What additional steps have you taken to
retain
employees?
(Please select all that apply)
(Required.)
Employee incentives & recognition
Signed up for a Employee Health Plan (such as the
Canadian Hospitality Health Plan
)
Offer housing supports
Offer more hours of work flexibility
Provide training and development opportunities
Provide daycare or other supports for parents
Offer transit supports
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
