This presentation provides critical insights on employment in Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge. Sheila Block, Director of Economic Analysis www.wellesleyinstitute.com Follow us on twitter @wellesleyWI

1. Sheila Block Kitchener-Waterloo/Cambridge June 14, 2011

3. Labour market policies our political leaders should talk about during the election campaign.

4. Next steps.2

6. Labour Market Overview Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo CMA 4

7. Changes In Precarious WorkKitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo 5

8. Changes In Employment By Industry (2006-2010) Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo 6

9. Average Employment Income Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo 2005 7

10. Unemployment Rates Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo 2006 8

12. What grew from these discussions were a set of labour market policy proposals aimed at reducing labour market poverty.

13. They will contribute to a healthier and more equitable Ontario.

14. We are meeting with a number of communities in the next few weeks; have launched our website www.talkingjobs.ca; and are planning an event in Toronto in September.9

15. Talking About Jobs: Workforce Development Workplace-based learning: Provincial support for workplace-based learning partnerships between employers and workers. Strategic workforce development: A coordinated approach to workforce development that brings together employers, labour, workers, advocates and government for local labour market planning. Supports for Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs): Build on existing programs to ensure IEPs have an opportunity to use their skills, and the Ontario economy more fully benefits from their skills and experience. 10

16. Talking About Jobs: Labour Market Regulation Employment Standards Act: Modernize and better enforced to ensure all workers can access their rights. Labour Relations Act: Amend and enforce the Act to provide workers with a meaningful right to organize in the 21st century economy. Migrant Workers: Extend protections to all migrant workers: include prohibitions on passports and identity documents being seized and charging workers for the costs of recruitment. 11

17. Next steps We are hoping you will continue this conversation in your community. Engage with us and look for resources at: www.talkingaboutjobs.ca 12

18. 13 www.talkingaboutjobs.ca www.wellesleyinstitute.com