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Home Follow on Advertisement OTTAWA | News Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.X JOB FAIRS SEEK HARD-TO-FIND WORKERS Tyler Fleming CTV News Ottawa Multi-Skilled Journalist @tylerflemingCTV Contact Published Wednesday, August 17, 2022 8:25AM EDT Volume 90% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard ShortcutsEnabledDisabled Play/PauseSPACE Increase Volume↑ Decrease Volume↓ Seek Forward→ Seek Backward← Captions On/Offc Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf Mute/Unmutem Seek %0-9 Settings Offen Font Color White Font Opacity 100% Font Size 100% Font Family Arial Character Edge None Background Color Black Background Opacity 50% Window Color Black Window Opacity 0% Reset WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan 100%75%25% 200%175%150%125%100%75%50% ArialCourierGeorgiaImpactLucida ConsoleTahomaTimes New RomanTrebuchet MSVerdana NoneRaisedDepressedUniformDrop Shadow WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan 100%75%50%25%0% WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan 100%75%50%25%0% facebook twitter reddit linkedin Email Linkhttps://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2503031&jwsource=cl Copied Embed<iframe src="https://webapps.9c9media.com/vidi-player/1.9.24/share/iframe.html?currentId=2503031&config=ctvnews/share.json&kruxId=&rsid=bellmedianewsprod,bellmediaglobalprod&siteName=CTVNews&cid=%5B%7B%22contentId%22%3A2503031%2C%22ad%22%3A%7B%22adsite%22%3A%22ctv.ctvnews%22%2C%22adzone%22%3A%22embed%22%7D%7D%5D" width="560" height="315"frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Copied Auto540p (1952 kbps)540p (1952 kbps)540p (1632 kbps)360p (1376 kbps)360p (992 kbps)360p (736 kbps)360p (576 kbps)240p (396 kbps) Live 00:00 00:00 02:32 info Job fairs seek hard-to-find workers NOW PLAYING Several job fairs this month to find workers who are in the driver’s seat. CTV’s Tyler Fleming reports. SHARE: Reddit TEXT: * * Many Canadian businesses are faced with employee deficits and finding workers to fill job vacancies has become a challenge. Potential candidates have more opportunities to choose whom they work for and the incentives that are offered. Nearly twenty companies, from banking and health care to construction and hospitality, were in attendance at the Jobs Canada Fair hosted at the Shaw Centre in downtown Ottawa on Tuesday, as hundreds of job seekers searched through the plethora of available openings. RELATED STORIES * Ottawa's unemployment rate continues to fall * Two months of job losses a sign of shifting economy, economist suggests * Businesses battle labour shortage with creative incentives “The candidates that I have spoken with today seem to be highly qualified and eager to work,” says Samantha Graziano, H.R. services team lead with Canadian Institute for Health Information. “We have upwards of 20 positions that I’m currently recruiting. We’re looking for data analysts we’re always looking for I.T. positions administrative rolls as well and it is absolutely a candidates market right now. It’s a little bit tough on us to make sure that we are an employers of choice and able to compete with the other offers that candidates are receiving.” Graziano says CIHI, a not-for-profit agency, has a competitive edge with flexible health benefits, paid leave and vacation, professional development and career advancement opportunities and a great work-life balance. “We are very fortunate to be able to offer a defined benefit pension plan which is always a big sell for people,” she says. “We’re really hoping that today we are able to fill some of these jobs.” But according to statistics Canada, the unemployment-to-job-vacancy ratio is at an historic low amid a record tight labour market and recruiting skilled employees us expected to be an obstacle for nearly two-fifths of all businesses, led by construction, manufacturing and accommodation and food services. Another factor is pay. Job seekers want higher wages and are waiting for opportunities with lucrative incentives such as signing bonuses and at-work perks. “It’s more of competition going on; some are paying 20 dollars per hour and some are paying more than that,” says Aamir Parack, marketing specialist with Jobs Canada Fair, adding 1,000 people registered to attend the job fair. “It’s overwhelming and obviously incentives do work in this type of atmosphere.” Amy Grootjes, with Eagle Builders, has plenty of openings for those wanting a career in construction and the pre-fabricated concrete manufacture will also cover some costs. “We are looking for site supervisors, labourers, grouting and patching crew, insulation crews; we have a junior pre-draft position in our office, lots of positions,” says Grootjes. “There is a clothing program where we provide your work apparel and we have a fuel benefit card where your fuel is forty cents per litre less at the pump … It’s a family-based, family-owned company. I would say that, you know, you put your effort in and show what you can do and you’re rewarded for that.” But this business came from out of town, an obvious indicator of Canada’s short supply or staff. “We are looking for talent relocating to Alberta, taking advantage of a lower cost of living and having the mountains in your backyard and job opportunities,” she says. “Definitely there are many opportunities and we are headed from here to Toronto tomorrow and the next day for job fairs as well.” This week, there are more than 30 job fairs happening across the Ottawa area, many which will continue to throughout the fall. RELATED IMAGES view larger image * Syed Ali (right), attends a job fair at the Shaw Centre with the hope to harness his decades of experience and find a career in senior leadership. Ottawa, On.. Aug. 16, 2022. 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