Service Canada Centre Greater Vancouver Island - Labour Market Information - Index Page

This section includes information about our local economy, trends in the labour market and the worker-employer marketplace in the Greater Vancouver Island area. Local Labour Market Information includes quarterly Labour Market Reviews and Community Profiles.

What are the communities in the Service Canada Centre Greater Vancouver Island service area like?

What information is available about occupations?

Community Profiles

The following communities are serviced by the Nanaimo Human Resource Centre:

• Alert Bay, Ahousat, Bamfield, Beaver Cove, Beaver Creek, Bella Bella, Black Creek, Bowser, Campbell River, Cedar, Chemainus, Cherry Creek, Coal Harbour, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cowichan Bay, Crofton, Cumberland, Denman Island, Duncan, Errington, Fanny Bay, Gabriola Island, Gold River, Hilliers, Holberg, Honeymoon Bay, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Hot Springs Cove, Kildonan Kingcome Inlet, Koksilah, Kuper Island, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Lantzville, Lasqueti Island, Lazo, Malahat, Merville, Mesachie Lake, Lund, Mill Bay, Nanaimo, Nanoose, Nitinat, Ocean Falls, Parksville, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port McNeill, Powell River, Quadra Island, Rivers Inlet, Royston, Savary Island, Sayward, Shawnigan Lake, Sointula, Sproat Lake, Tahsis, Texada Island, Thetis Island, Tofino, Waglisla, Qualicum, Westholme, Whiskey Creek, Winter Harbour, Ucluelet, Union Bay, Woss, Youbou, and Zeballos.

The following community profiles are external links that provide access to other organizations or agencies that hold labour market related information.

Bella Bella/Bella Coola

• BC Stats 

Campbell River

• District of Campbell River 
• BC Hydro 

Comox

• Town of Comox 
• BC Hydro 

Courtney and district

• City of Courtenay 
• BC Hydro 
• BC Stats  - Courtenay, Cumberland, Comox, Denman Island, Hornby Island

Cowichan and district

• Cowichan Valley Regional District 
• BC Hydro 
• BC Stats  - Duncan, Cowhichan Bay, Lake Cowhichan

Duncan

• BC Hydro 

Ladysmith and area

• BC Stats  - Ladysmith, Thetis Island, Kuper Island

Nanaimo and district

• Regional District of Nanaimo 
• City of Nanaimo 
• BC Hydro 
• BC Stats  - Nanaimo, Gabriola Island

Parksville

• City of Parksville 
• BC Hydro 

Port Alberni and district

• City of Port Alberni 
• BC Hydro 
• BC Stats  - Ucluelet, Port Albeni, Tofino

Powell River

• Powell River Community Network 
• BC Hydro 
• BC Stats  - Powell River, Texada Island

Qualicum Beach and area

• Qualicum Beach 
• BC Hydro 
• BC Stats  - Qualicum, Parksville, Qualicum Bay, Qualicum Beach

Vancouver Island North

• BC Stats  - Vancouver Island North
  (Port Alice, Port McNeil, Alert Bay)

Vancouver Island West

• BC Stats  - Vancouver Island West
  (Cambell River, Sayward, Tahsis, Zeballos, Gold River)

Occupational Profiles

Occupational profiles provide information about job types that are important across a given geographic area. Profiles include job duties and requirements, employment levels, working conditions, outlook and related associations.

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