Introduction
The JobStart/Future Skills Sector Partnerships Program of Saskatchewan
Learning enabled a sector study of the export manufacturing
industry in Saskatchewan. This industry profile is based on
that study, published in March, 1999.
The export manufacturing industry established a partnership
of industry members and key stakeholders through funding and
support from the Sector Partnerships Program. These partners
worked together to carry out a study that identified current
and future hiring needs and training requirements.
Strategic planning enables industry and training providers
to work together to provide training opportunities that match
the skills the industry requires.
For more information about the Sector Partnership Report and
this industry visit the Executive
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Saskatchewan Overview
- Saskatchewan has a diverse group of companies that manufacture
products for export.
- The export manufacturing area includes a range of companies
from the following industries:
- Agriculture
- General manufacturing
- Building/construction
- Agricultural manufacturing
- Sales/distribution
- Fabrication
- Information technology
- Food industry
- Printing
- Of 101 companies interviewed in a 1996 needs assessment study,
the majority have total annual sales of $1 million to $10
million.
- Of 66 companies surveyed in 1998 for the sector study, 33%
were involved in the international market. Thirty-seven percent
operated within Canada and 49% did business within Saskatchewan.
Only three companies operated solely within Saskatchewan.
- The majority of these companies (44%) have 50 or more employees.
Fifteen percent have between 21 and 50 employees and another
15% have between 11 and 20 employees. Twenty-six percent of
the companies have less than ten employees.
Kinds of employers
Manufacturing employers include:
- Agricultural manufacturers
- Agricultural producers
- General manufacturers
- Meat processors
- Snack food producers
- Industrial manufacturers
- Seed marketers
- Candy manufacturers
- Poultry processors
- Specialty crop processors
- Mining and smelting companies
- Building product manufacturers
- Explosive de-slaggers
- Electronics designers and manufacturers
- Plastic manufacturers
- Machine shops
- Film and multi-media production companies
Who works in the industry?
- Of the companies surveyed in 1998, 41% employed workers
of Aboriginal ancestry. The average percentage of Aboriginal
employees was 8%.
- Of the companies surveyed, 32% employed persons with disabilities.
The average percentage of employees with disabilities was
4%.
- Forty-seven percent of the companies employed visible minorities.
The average percentage of visible minority employees was 9%.
