2025 Current Projects
At WPH, our team focuses on five core projects that directly address the priorities identified by the community regarding Hamilton’s local labor market and workforce. Throughout the year, we dedicate our efforts to conducting research and engaging with both the community and employers to advance these projects and meet their objectives.
In addition to our core projects, we collaborate closely with numerous local organizations on supplementary initiatives. These endeavors involve providing labor market data, engaging with employers, and conducting research to complement ongoing community efforts.
If you have a project that could benefit from local labor market insights or if you see an opportunity for WPH to contribute towards achieving your goals, we encourage you to reach out.
International Student Survey
This project is being developed in partnership with the Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council (HIPC) and Workforce Planning Hamilton (WPH) to better understand the experiences of international students in Hamilton, with a focus on workforce participation, housing, and community connection.
The work began with HIPC’s Immigrant Survey, which was administered and cleaned by HIPC and shared with WPH for analysis. An initial review of the survey data was conducted to identify key areas for deeper exploration, and these early insights were shared with HIPC.
Building on this, WPH planned and hosted focus groups with international students to better understand the experiences behind the data and explore where and why workforce gaps exist. The findings from the focus groups are being analyzed alongside the survey results and will be brought together in a final report.
Hamilton Manufacturing Network
WPH aims to establish the first Hamilton Manufacturing Network (HMN). Manufacturing is a local key industry sector and there is a lack of support for employers. Through community collaboration, HMN will provide information, support, and representation to local manufacturing businesses; providing LMI, networking, and connectivity to local programs, labour/training supports and information throughout the city. We will host workshops and meetings throughout the year for manufacturing employers.
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Labour Market 101
WPH will create a series of short form video content to educate the community about labour market information. The video content will be tailored to target different audiences to engage with the labour market including primary/secondary/post-secondary education, community job seekers, newcomers, and employers. We will build the video content into workshops to focus on supporting the SSM and EO providers to build their client knowledge about Hamilton’s labour force and economy.
Hamilton’s Employer One Survey
Hamilton Business Survey – Now Open
Are you a Hamilton-based business, non-profit, or registered charity? We want to hear from you.
The Hamilton Business Survey invites local employers to share their experiences, challenges, and outlooks. Your insights play a critical role in helping Workforce Planning Hamilton and our partners better understand workforce needs, recruitment and retention pressures, and business conditions across the city.
The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and includes questions related to hard-to-fill positions, workforce challenges, and business outlooks for 2025/26. All responses are confidential and will be published only in aggregate form through a community report.
Your voice helps shape local labour market planning and supports informed decision-making across Hamilton.
👉 Participate today and help strengthen Hamilton’s workforce.
Local Labour Market Plan
The LLMP (Local Labour Market Plan) is an evidence-based report that draws on primary and secondary data to conduct an accurate analysis of Hamilton’s labour market.
For over 25 years we have been the leaders in Local Labour Market information and data dissemination in the Hamilton region.
Workforce Planning Hamilton hosted our annual Community Consultations for our upcoming Local Labour Market Plan
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WPH is dedicated to collaborating with businesses, non-profits, and community organizations in Hamilton who share our commitment to supporting our local economy and workforce. If your work aligns with our projects this year, we invite you to reach out and let’s chat! We continually seek insights from local experts to enrich our efforts.
Send us a quick email to get connected: info@workforceplanninghamilton.ca