Critical Industry Data For Important Business Decisions

Employers Benchmarking reports on salary and benefits, turnover rates, recruitment strategies and much more Register

Educators Custom reports on employer's immediate jobs and skills needs and much more Register

Partners Supply/demand Labour Market Information reports at the regional, provincial and national levels Register

ManufacturingGPS will help you better manage your HR planning by allowing you to track trends on wages for manufacturing occupations, turnover rates, recruitment and retention strategies, educational enrollments for manufacturing programs and much more.

Benchmark your company against industry average and HR trends - In just 3 steps!

Step 1 Register or login to your account
Register today! ManufacturingGPS will confirm your login credentials shortly.
Step 2 Complete the online survey
Sign-in and complete your online survey. An EMC representative is also available assist you to complete the survey over the phone.
Step 3 Access benchmarking reports
Access your MyGPS reports and benchmark your company against industry averages. Custom reports available using a wide variety of selection criteria such as : regions, provinces, all-Canada, manufacturing sub-sectors and educational institutions and programs.

ManufacturingGPS Overview – Explainer video

Presenting ManufacturingGPS - a 2 min 30 sec video clip with a hands-on demonstration on to participate and use the benchmarking reports.

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