Appendix C
Information Resources for Determining Market Demand and Societal Need For a Proposed New Program or Major Change to an Existing Program
All new undergraduate program proposals and major program changes must include student demand data (OUAC data) provided through the GIS enrolment tool.
In addition, proposers may obtain graduate and undergraduate enrolment information, SEU information, budget information, etc., specific to the programs in their AAUs (based on an approved template) (broken down by year, semester, gender, nation of origin, etc.), by contacting the Office of Institutional Analysis.
Labour market information, employment trends, population statistics and trends: local, provincial, national and international links provided.
Canada
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Labour Market Information:
Labour Market Bulletins, Annual Labour Market Perspectives, Community Information, Employment Prospects, Wages and Salaries, Industrial Profiles, Potential Employers:
Labour Market Policy:
Making Career Sense of Labour Market Information (Canadian Career Development Foundation):
Statistics Canada:
Canadian Labour Market at a Glance, Perspectives on Labour and Income, etc.:
Population Projections:
Job Futures:
The Fraser Institute (independent research and educational organization) - Research and Publications:
Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2007 Edition:
Ontario
Ministry of Training, Universities and Colleges – Labour Market Information:
Current Labour Market Information (Guide to using labour market information in Ontario, Ontario Monthly Labour Market Report, Ontario Regional Labour Market Reports, Ontario Annual Labour Market Report, Economic Updates, Ontario’s population and demographic information):
Ontario Job Futures (current trends and future outlook for 163 occupations common to Ontario):
You and the Job Market (document provides projected information on employment prospects):
Ontario Community Profiles (includes municipal contact information, economics strategies and services, research and development facilities within the community, major public and private employers by community, list of community services):
Local Boards Network (Champions of Ontario Labour Market Solutions):
Other Provinces
Search other provincial government websites for labour market information.
United States
US Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics):
US Census Bureau (local employment dynamics, data tools, population projections):
International Database (US Department of Commerce) – Population trends, etc.:
United Kingdom
UK – Office for National Statistics (labour market statistics, population statistics and trends):
Australia
Australian Bureau of Statistics (labour market and population statistics):