1. Paving Pathways in Torontos Labour MarketASQ Canada-Toronto Chapter, Employment Fair-April 10,2013

2. Toronto Workforce Innovation Group 2 3. Toronto Highlights Toronto ranked 12th of 120 global cities(Hot Spots: Benchmarking Global City Competitiveness, The Economist) Toronto ranked 4th among Worlds Top Tech Hubs by Startup Genome, aproject that aims to increase the success rate of start-ups and acceleratethe pace of innovation globally A major economic engine of the country with 83,000 businesses Major employment clusters: Food services, Financial services, ICT, GreenIndustry, Fashion, Film, Hospitality and Tourism and Life Sciences 2nd Greenest Canadian City in Leading the Fight against Climate Change(Global Financial Centres Index - GFCI 9) Toronto has the lowest risk in the world for employers to recruit, employ andrelocate employees (Aon Consultings People Risk Index) 3 4. Employment Overview-2012 Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey4 5. Unemployment Overview-2012Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey 5 6. Immigrant Labour-Force ParticipationSource: TIEDI, Labour Force Update-January 2013 6 7. Key Employment Sectors 7 8. PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL SERVICESCURRENT DEMAND Legal services Accounting, TaxPreparation, Bookkeepingand Payroll services Architectural, Engineeringand related services Specialized Design Services Management, Scientific andTechnical ConsultingServices8 9. SCIENTIFIC SERVICESCURRENT DEMAND Biological technician Chemistry technician Forestry technician Meteorologist andmeteorologicaltechnician Other professionaloccupations inphysical science9 10. ENGINEERINGCURRENT DEMAND Civilengineers, technologists andtechnicians Metallurgical and materialsengineers Industrial andmanufacturing technologistsand technicians Industrial instrumenttechnicians Mapping and relatedtechnologists andtechnicians Mining engineers 10 11. MANUFACTURING:Food & Beverage Processing 11 12. FINANCIAL SERVICESCURRENT DEMAND Anti-money launderingspecialist Compliance officer Financial advisor Financial and investmentanalyst Financial auditor Forensic and fraud specialist Portfolio manager Research analyst Risk manager Specialized investmentadvisor12 13. Key Industry EmployersBusiness, Professional & TechnicalLife Sciences (Scientific Services)Aerospace (Engineering/Manufacturing & Materials)13 14. Key Industry EmployersFood ManufacturingFinance (Toronto-Based Banks)Information, Communication & Technology14 15. Labour market informationis a stepping stoneUtilizeappropriateMake informed employment &employmentcommunityLearn about the decisions serviceslocal economy 15 16. Routes T.O. Employment|www.routestoemployment.ca|Centralized labour market information designed to guide Newcomers, Immigrants & Internationally TrainedProfessionals (IEPs) into commensurate employment opportunities16 17. Training & Bridging ProgramsLOCAL AGENCIES ACADEMIC INSTITUITIONS17 18. Workforce Priorities Shifting ManagingEconomicDiversityTerrainDigital Growing Literacy the GreenEconomy18 19. Thank YouFor more Labour market informationwww.workforceinnovation.cawww.routestoemployment.ca Phone: 416 934 1653Fax: 416 934 1653215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 350Toronto, ON M5T 2C7 19