A run-down of the Canadian food and beverage industry.

1. FOOD PROCESSING HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNCIL (FPHRC)
LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION
Canadian Food Processing Industry

2. The transformation of already processed ingredients or food products into other
forms.
Example: Grains are transformed into flours  flour is then used in other processing phases such as commercial
bakeries, pasta making, cereal production, confectionery, etc.
WHAT IS FOOD PROCESSING?

3. Grain & Oilseed
7, 200 employees
164 facilities
Bakeries & Tortillas
37,625 employees
1,747 facilities
Fruit & Vegetable Processing
19, 900 employees
371 facilities
Seafood Processing
27,600 employees
681 facilities
Dairy Processing
22, 200 employees
454 facilities
Meat & Poultry Processing
68,000 employees
868 facilities
Animal Food
9,400 employees
474 facilities
Beverage Processing
28,500 employees
728 facilities
Sugar & Confectionary
9.200 employees
260 facilities
FOOD COMMODITIES
Industry and Labour Market
3

4. TOP FOOD PROCESSING SUBSECTORS
A Large Industry
4
04
Bakery and Tortilla
Most establishments (27%);
employs the 2nd most workers
(41,000).01
Meat & Poultry
2nd largest number of establishments
(13.5%
Employs the most workers (68,000)
02
Fish and Seafood Canada’s top exporting commodities
(80%)03
Beverage
Significant grown in the winery industry
in the past years; new craft breweries
entered the industry too.
Ready to eat and Other
Products
One of the largest subsectors
05

5. Employs 246,000 workers
CANADIAN FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
AT A GLANCE
Consists of 6,500
businesses
Responsible for $103.4
billion worth of shipments
Contributes 2% of National
GDP
90% of businesses have
less than 100 employees
Employs the most
immigrant workers than
any other sector
38 colleges & universities
offering 94 programs
Most important training
topic for employers is Food
Safety
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System—2009 (Ottawa: Author, 2009).

6. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR INDUSTRY
• Quality Control
• Lab Technicians
• Food Technologist
• Auditors & Inspectors
• Food Safety Managers
• HACCP Professionals
Food Safety
• Machine Operators
• Packing/Other Workers
• Butchers
• Fish Plant Workers
• Sanitation Workers
• Bakers
Food
Production
• Food Scientists
• Chemical Engineers
• Researchers
• Nutritionist
• Chefs
• Flavourists
Product
Development
• Engineers
• Mechanics
• Plumbers
• Electricians
• Other maintenance
worker
Maintenance
& Engineering
• Admin Assistants
• HR
• Accounting
• Sales & Marketing
• IT
• Finance
Business &
Administration
• Buyers
• Shippers/Receivers
• Schedulers
• Inventory Workers
• Warehouse Workers
• Distribution Manager
Logistics,
Supply-Chain,
Inventory
Diverse, At all Levels, Different Education Requirements
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Defining the Competencies for Food Manufacturing

7. 7
British
Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Québec
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward
Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
10.75%
8% 1.6%
3.5%
37.7%
25.6%
2.9%
1.1%
5.1%
3.7%
Yukon
Territory
Northwest
Territories
Nunavut
There are approximately
260,000 workers in
Canada’s Food and
Beverage Processing
Industry
Over 50% of WORKERS and
Processing ESTABLISHMENTS are
located in Ontario & Quebec
DISTRIBUTION OF WORKERS

8. 13%
73%
14%
Age Composition
15- 24 25- 54 55 +
69%
1%
28%
2%
Language English
Both
French
Neither
ABOUT THE WORKERS

9. The average work week consists of 35.5 hours
Average Hourly Earnings
Employees paid on an hourly
basis
Employees receiving salary
$18.62 $30.68
COMPENSATION & WAGES
Highest Wages by Sector Lowest Wages by Sector
Grain & Oilseed
Bakeries & Tortilla
Seafood

10. ARE IMMIGRANTS, OR 1 IN EVERY 4 WORKERS!27%
5,740
2.3%
WORKERS WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS
NOT ENGLISH OR FRENCH
Origin
• MEXICO (13.7%)
• OTHER LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN (20.5%)
• EUROPEAN (14%), PHILIPPINES (12%)
HIGHEST
PROPORTION OF
IMMIGRANT
WORKERS,
MORE THAN 40%
BC
AB
ON
IMMIGRATION
The Food and beverage processing industry has more immigrant workers
than any other industry in Canada.
Industry and Labour Market
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11. Other Industries Jobs Food Manufacturing Jobs
Quality Control, HACCP Professional, Auditor
Laboratory Technicians for Food Safety
Production, Plant, Maintenance Manager
Sanitation Workers
Food Machine Operators
Front Line Workers (assemble, packing)
Butcher, Bakers, Cheesemakers
Veterinarian, Agriculture/Live stock Worker
Environmental Inspectors
Environmental Biologists & Chemists
Pharmaceutical Lab Technicians
OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS IN OUR INDUSTRY
Entrepreneurs Owners of Food Processing Businesses
Food Service Chefs Chefs for Food Products Development
Chemical, Mechanical, Process Engineers
Food Retail Workers
Millwright, Plumber, Electrician, Mechanic
Transferable Jobs
Increasing Pool of Workers with Right Skills
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12. JOBS IN DEMAND
40%
General Labour
Positions
• Production
workers, line
workers,
general labour
• Packaging &
Sanitation
13.2%
Skilled Workers
and Operators
• Butchers, Meat
Cutters
• Bakers
• Blenders
10.2%
Post-Secondary
Professionals
• Food scientists
• Researchers &
Product
developers
• Engineers and
Plant managers
An estimated 23,000 workers will be needed in the next 3 years

13. INDUSTRY SKILLS MOST IN DEMAND
Equipment
& Machine
Operation
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Food
Safety
Skills
Health &
Safety
Training
Problem
Solving
Essential
Skills

14. DO YOU SEE YOURSELF WORKING HERE?
Contact us for more information:
JENNEFER GRIFFITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOOD PROCESSING HUMAN
RESOURCES COUNCIL
EMAIL: jgriffith@fphrc.ca
TEL: 1-877-963-7472