Overview
Labour Market Information (LMI) is the cornerstone of the Mining Industry Human Resource Council’s (MiHR) work to help identify opportunities and address human resources and labour market challenges facing Canada’s mining industry.
Publications & Research
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National Outlook
Understand the labour market from a national perspective.
Inclusion & Diversity
Get the latest information on inclusion and diversity in the workforce.
Occupational Spotlights
Explore in-depth spotlights on select mining industry occupations.
Based on MiHR’s From Classroom to Mine Site: A Review of Canada’s Postsecondary Education Pipeline for the Mining Sector report, this infographic highlights the key barriers that mining employers, governments and education sectors will have to combine efforts to overcome, to prevent future skills shortages.
The Mining Industry Human Resources Council’s (MiHR) Canadian Mining Workplace Profile (2024) profiles Canada’s mining workforce to better understand its characteristics, highlight key trends in important topics such as equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and identify where the workforce could be vulnerable to shifting trends in technology and labour demand.
The Canadian Mining Outlook 2024 provides an update from last year’s seminal report. This review finds that most key indicators have cooled down from 2023 levels, yet not enough to alleviate labour tightness concerns.
The Mining Supply Services sector, an essential part of Canada’s mining industry, is largely under analyzed due to its overlap with other mining subsectors. To better appreciate and understand this critical area of mining, this report examines the leading occupations that comprise the sector and highlights several key labour market trends related to the sector’s workforce characteristics.
This report examines Canada’s mining labour force to understand how various equity deserving groups are represented in the industry. It further highlights key trends and employment outcomes for these groups and estimates evidence-based representation targets in critical mining occupations.
The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) and the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) have partnered to produce this report on the state of human resources in Canada’s mineral exploration sector. The purpose of this research is to help stakeholders identify and mitigate the labour market challenges facing the exploration sector.
This report examines the current labour market conditions of Canada’s mining industry and explores key areas where the sector may encounter labour market challenges over the next decade.
The Mining Industry Human Resources Council’s (MiHR) Canadian Mining Workplace Profile (2023) aims to profile Canada’s mining workforce to better understand its characteristics, highlight key trends in important topics such as equity and diversity, and identify where the workforce could be vulnerable to shifting trends in technology and labour demand.
Canadian Mining Workforce Analytics
This data visualization tool offers mining stakeholders a comprehensive look into select occupations so they can improve their response to evolving workforce needs.
Monthly Labour Market Dashboard
A data visualization tool that communicates MiHR’s up to date labour market information to mining stakeholders in Canada.
Custom Research Requests
MiHR is a leader and trusted knowledge centre for mining labour market trends, intelligence and research. Contact us with your specific questions and we will lend our expertise to your research report.
