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LABOUR: 90% of western Canadians expect to stay put through 2013
        (AlbertaIndex, July 3, Thursday) --- Nine in 10 western Canadians expect to remain in their provinces over the next five years, thanks to abundant job opportunities and the region’s rising economic prospects, a recent survey suggests.
        Canada West Foundation’s Looking West 2008 Survey said western Canadians’ willingness to consider moving to another Canadian province or to the US for a better job has dropped since 2001. Across the West, just over one-quarter of people would consider moving to the US today for a better job.

Entitled Moving Forward: Western Canadian Attitudes About Mobility and Human Capital, the survey details that roughly 9 in 10 western Canadians feel they will still be living in the same province in 2013.

“With only 1 in 10 westerners anticipating a move, this still means roughly one million westerners predict they will move out of province in the next five years,” said Robert Roach, the Foundation’s Director of Strategic Policy and Research. “Young adults are more likely to consider moving to another province.”

Young adult (18-24) mobility expectations have changed considerably since 2001, with mobility expectations dropping in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and rising in BC and Alberta.

“Westerners are more willing to consider moving to a country other than Canada and the US for a better job than they are to consider moving to the United States,” Roach adds.

The survey’s other key findings include:
•    Over 3 in 10 western Canadians feel attracting foreign workers is a high priority.
•    Over 4 in 10 western Canadians consider increasing Aboriginal employment opportunities to be a high priority.
•    Over 4 in 10 Alberta and BC residents, and 3 in 10 Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents, would consider moving to a country other than Canada or the US for a better job.
•     Over 9 in 10 western Canadians support increased government funding for post-secondary students.
•    The majority (56.6%) of western Canadians feel unions are necessary to protect workers’ interests.


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