{"id":106116,"date":"2022-10-19T13:42:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T17:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/shortage-of-generation-z-and-millennial-workers-in-canada-leaves-hospitality-sector-struggling\/"},"modified":"2022-10-19T13:42:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T17:42:48","slug":"shortage-of-generation-z-and-millennial-workers-in-canada-leaves-hospitality-sector-struggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/shortage-of-generation-z-and-millennial-workers-in-canada-leaves-hospitality-sector-struggling\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortage Of Generation Z And Millennial Workers In Canada Leaves Hospitality Sector Struggling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hotels and restaurants are struggling to fill jobs across Canada as Generation Zers and Millennials leave the hospitality sector, a new study by the Angus Reid Institute reveals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese data show an 18 per cent decline in the number of workers in the service sector over the last two and a half years,\u201d the study notes. \u201cThis includes a 22 per cent decline among 18- to 24-year-olds and a drop of 15 per cent among 25- to 34-year-olds.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 18-to-24-year-old group is a part of Generation Z. The 25-to-34-year-olds are part of the group considered to be Millennials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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During the pandemic, online shopping boomed and remote work arrangements became commonplace, fuelling explosive growth in the IT sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many Generation Zers and Millennials saw those opportunities opening up and jumped on them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the service sector has experienced significant attrition, a corresponding boost is noted for the tech industry,\u201d reveals the Angus Reid Institute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe proportion of workers involved in tech and information technology has increased 15 per cent during the same period, with a 36-per cent increase among 18-to 24-year-old workers.\u201d:<\/p>\n

The Angus Reid Institute study, Out Of Service: Hospitality Sector Sheds Employees Of All Ages During COVID-19 While Migration To Tech Surged<\/a>, saw the pollster conduct a survey of a randomized sample of 5,014 Canadian adults in mid-September.<\/p>\n

In its attempt to uncover what happened to the Canadian labour force during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Angus Reid Institute discovered the life-work balance choices of Baby Boomers, now at or near retirement age, during the past 2.5 years have made a huge difference in the availability of workers.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 Persuaded Many Older Canadians The Time Was Right To Retire Early<\/h3>\n

Although six per cent of workers who were retired at the start of the pandemic chose to go back to work, a much greater number of them chose to instead opt for early retirement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAmong those who are 55 to 64 years of age, there has been a 27-per cent increase in retirement, despite those individuals remaining below retirement age,\u201d notes the pollster.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe loss of older workers means a diminishing white collar managerial and executive class. The number of Canadians employed in that sector has dropped 19 per cent, led by a 26-per cent drop among 55-to-64-year-olds and a 41-per cent drop among workers of retirement age.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Adding to the Canadian labour shortage is the decision by many workers in Canada to switch from full-time to part-time work.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmong those who were working full-time in March 2020, one-third are no longer doing so,\u201d reports the Angus Reid Institute. \u201cThat includes 10 per cent of full-time workers who retired and seven per cent who changed to part-time status. Further, \u2026 14 per cent of part-time workers retired.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Boomers retiring and Generation Zers and Millennials leaving the service sector in droves, employers in Canada increasingly need to rely on immigration to recruit workers to fill jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Immigration Is Helping Canadian Employers Deal With Labour Shortages<\/h3>\n

A survey by the Business Council of Canada clearly demonstrated employers in this country need immigrants with the right skill sets to fulfill their contractual obligations and avoid revenue losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cClose to two-thirds of the companies said they actively recruit workers through the immigration system \u2026 to help meet a variety of business needs, from enabling enterprise growth to increasing the diversity of their workforces,\u201d said the organization\u2019s president and CEO Goldy Hyder.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbove all, immigration helps them fill positions that would otherwise stay vacant. Of the employers that make direct use of the immigration system, four out of five say they do so to address labour shortages.\u201d<\/p>\n

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