National Adult Literacy Database

This document is part of a series prepared by The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC), a network of more than 35 sector councils and similar organizations across Canada.

The authors begin by noting that good Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) is the key to developing strong skills and recruitment strategies. They go on to describe a number of programs developed by sector councils to provide LMI, including an employment forecasting tool for the mining industry; a macroeconomic model for spotting potential labour shortages in the tourism sector; and a strategy for defining jobs in the rapidly evolving environmental sector.

Sector councils bring together representatives from business, labour, education, and other professional groups to address sector‐wide human resource issues on a national scale.