Hiring requirements by sub-sector from 2021 to 2029, Atlantic Canada

A table showing the hiring requirements by sub-sector from 2021 to 2029 in Atlantic Canada. In bio-health, 1,500 workers will need to be hired by 2029, driven mostly by replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: “other” roles, including nursing and related medical professions (35%); research and development (22%); management, finance and administration (14%). In bio-industrial, 500 workers will need to be hired by 2029, with two-thirds of the hires driven by expansion demand in 2021, followed by nearly all replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: manufacturing (63%); management, finance and administration (22%); research and development (10%). In agri-bio, 1,200 workers will need to be hired by 2029, driven mostly by replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: manufacturing (49%); management, finance and administration (31%); legal and regulatory affairs (11%). In bio-energy, less than 100 workers will need to be hired by 2029, driven entirely replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: management, finance and administration (66%); research and development (33%).

Published in Close-up on the bio-economy: Atlantic Canada (December 6, 2021)