Prospecting the Future: Meeting Human Resources Challenges in the Canadian Minerals and Metals Industry

"Prospecting the Future: Meeting Human Resources Challenges in Canada's Minerals and Metals Sector is a comprehensive sector study of the short- and long-term human resource issues and challenges facing the minerals and metals industry. The study's in-depth assessment of current and emerging human resource needs and gaps served as a foundation for the recommendations designed to maintain the strength of the minerals and metals sector well into the future. The study provides insight and identifies strategies relating to each of the following areas:•,An aging workforce•,Significant retirements on the horizon•,Human resources demand growth•,Supply challenge - education and training programs•,Under-representation of non-traditional groups•,Supply advantage - attractive features of mining•,Supply and demand gap"