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
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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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From the Honourable Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

With the health and well-being of Ontarians as our government’s top priority, we have declared a state of emergency and introduced measures aimed at stopping the spread, including mandatory closure of non-essential businesses and investing $17 billion into Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19.
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COVID-19 In the News - Ongoing Updates

Quick links to COVID-19 in the news.
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Ontario Enabling Financial Relief for Businesses

The Ontario Government is enabling $1.9 billion in relief for employers to reduce the financial strain on business brought on by COVID-19. The measure, which will run through the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), will see premium payments deferred for six months for all businesses in the province.
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How to navigate the transition to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic

For some manufacturers remote working policies and infrastructure may already be in place, however for smaller companies working is probably limited to a few and realistically mainly for email and other non-operational systems.
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Working from Home in the face of a Pandemic – Applying Ergonomics Principles.

In the face of a pandemic, many people are now being asked to perform work duties from home. This includes both employees who may be accustomed to working from home and have a dedicated home office, as well as employees who have never worked from home and lack a dedicated space.
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Labour Law Obligations and Challenges amongst COVID-19

We are facing unprecedented times for manufacturers considering the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the greatest challenges our members are facing is how to deal with their employees amidst the closures, government legislation and constant change.
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