National and Western Region Top Human Resource Challenges for the Bio-economy

A series of text blocks describing the top HR challenges facing bio-economy companies in Western Canada.  Main issues: Lack of qualified candidates with required specialized skill sets or experience (cited by 35% of the region’s bio-economy companies); insufficient capital or resources to pay competitive wages to attract and retain qualified candidates (cited by 34% of bio-economy companies); lack of qualified candidates with practical/non-academic skills (cited by 28% of companies); insufficient resources to train scientists in business and management (cited by 14% of companies); loss of candidates and employees to large, well-known organizations (cited by 11% of companies).

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