LMEI Stakeholder Roundtable - Employers - Saskatoon

A roundtable on the Tech Sector for the province of Saskatchewan. As part of a groundbreaking and comprehensive study on the sector, this Roundtable is part of the Stakeholder Engagement process of the overall project.

Led by SaskInteractive, the project – titled Saskatchewan Technology Labour Market and Economic Impact Initiative 2023 – is designed to update the comprehensive assessment of the “technology sector” in the Province first conducted in 2019. Funded by Western Diversification (with additional support from Innovation Saskatchewan), the project has been supported from the beginning by a Steering Committee including SaskTech, Innovation Saskatchewan and other stakeholder interests. The study is being conducted by Nordicity, a vendor that was selected via a competitive RFP process (and with extensive experience in various technology sectors across the country).

This particular Roundtable will serve as an opportunity to discuss ideas and challenges at the Executive, Board and Senior Management level (as well as an opportunity for participants to network with fellow tech organizations and associations). The session will be facilitated by members of the consulting teams and will cover, at minimum, the following themes:

• recruitment challenges (e.g., supply, experience)
• employee skills (e.g., education, training)
• worker retention (e.g., competition, job satisfaction)
• private investment (e.g., seed funding, investment partners)
• public investment (e.g., IRAP, grants)

By lending your voice, you will be helping us better understand the technology sector in Saskatchewan, ensuring informed decisions can be made as it relates to the future direction and priorities for enabling growth in the sector.