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Workforce Attraction and Employer Portal

The Workforce Attraction and Employer Portal highlights North Perth’s dynamic talent attraction and place brand resources just for employers! Featuring engaging narratives, practical tools, and valuable resources, it equips local businesses and employers with everything needed to attract top talent and secure long-term success. Discover the compelling story of ‘Why North Perth?’, insightful resources, and actionable tools that support workforce attraction and retention.

Employment Branding refers to the strategy a business or organization uses to position itself as a desirable employer in the minds of potential and current employees. It encompasses the company's reputation, culture, values, and many other benefits and reasons for working there, including its place and the quality of life it offers. Employment branding is typically expressed through various marketing and communications, both internally (to employees) and externally (to customers, partners, and the general public).

Essentially, it's about creating and promoting a positive image of what it's like to work at the company, highlighting unique selling points that make the company stand out as an employer of choice. Our place – North Perth – can play an important role in your own employment branding, and be a key contributor to positive associations with your organization.

Workforce Attraction, on the other hand, is the process of attracting individuals to apply for positions within a company. It involves implementing strategies and practices that appeal to potential employees, ensuring the company not only attracts but also engages and motivates people to want to work for them. This can include targeted advertising, participating in job fairs, developing a strong online presence, and leveraging social media to reach potential candidates. Workforce attraction is crucial for local businesses in maintaining a competitive edge, as it ensures a steady influx of skilled individuals who can contribute to the company's growth and success. Together, employment branding and workforce attraction form a comprehensive approach to building a strong, capable, and motivated team.

 

Effective employment branding helps create a strong company identity that resonates with potential employees, making it easier to attract top talent. When a company is seen as an employer of choice, it not only draws skilled candidates but also retains them, reducing turnover rates and associated costs.

Moreover, a positive employment brand can significantly enhance employee engagement and satisfaction. When employees feel proud of their company, they are more likely to be motivated, productive, and loyal. This translates to better performance, higher morale, and a stronger organizational culture, which are essential for long-term success.

For businesses, investing in employment branding and workforce attraction strategies means building a sustainable talent pipeline. This is particularly important in industries facing skill shortages or high competition for talent. By highlighting the unique advantages and benefits of working for the company—which includes the advantages of living and working in North Perth—businesses can differentiate themselves from competitors and appeal to the right candidates.

Through a public RFP (request for proposal) process, Trajectory Brands Inc. was selected to lead this work and help North Perth “design and implement an employment landscape brand for North Perth and stimulate employer branding across the businesses of North Perth with training, mentorship, tools, and resources.”

This work commenced in June, 2023, and has been substantially completed by March, 2024.

It was paid for with partnered funding through the OMAFRA Rural Economic Development (RED) program at 70%, which was approved during 2023 and 2024 Budget processes.

For more information, please contact Kimberley Kowch, Economic Development Officer, Municipality of North Perth, kkowch@northperth.ca, (519) 292-2043.

Brand Pillar 1

Cultivating Careers

We grow great careers here.... from leading ag tech & food producers to next-gen business builders ready to make their mark. Tap into powerful career supports including reskilling & upskilling programs.

Over 300 businesses with a diverse industry mix of key sectors that include agriculture, construction, manufacturing, retail, finance, real estate, professional services, transportation and healthcare.

Perth County's fastest growing community, North Perth has grown by 18%+ since 2016.

Location advantage: Proximity to Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada’s Innovation Corridor hub (40 min); Guelph (1 hr); London (1.5 hr); Toronto (2 hr)

Innovative reskilling & upskilling programs through Set7 Skills and Technology Centre: world-class training to employees, employers and job seekers.

2% unemployment rate; significantly below the provincial average.

Fibre connectivity throughout most of region

Brand Pillar 2

Well-connected Advantages

All the comforts of country living with easy access to shopping, dining, learning & healthcare. Be well-connected for business and pleasure with trails, lakes and ski hills close by.

Easy access to shopping, dining, arts and culture, excellent healthcare, and learning opportunities.

5 International Airports within 90-minute drive

7 Post-Secondary options within 1-hour drive

Great recreation amenities: golf courses; pools & splash pads; indoor sports facilities

Four seasons of outdoor delights: trails, beaches, skiing...

22 km of trails through agricultural land, parks, villages, and former railway corridors; Enjoy on foot, by cycling, horseback riding, skiing or snowshoeing. 

Lake Huron (1 hr); Collingwood (1.5 hr); Stratford (40 min)

Brand Pillar 3

Hometown Belonging

A hometown to call your own - with neighbours from down the road and around the globe - where community celebrations and collaborations build belonging.

Over 50 community groups and organizations and over 20 places of worship.

Our library plays a central role as a cultural hub for arts and artists as well as the  community welcoming place.

Our increasing growth and diversity has spurred new businesses locating and growing here, as well as many inclusive events and celebrations.

The North Perth Arts and Culture Council provides a variety of performances, workshops, and gallery shows throughout the year.

Listowel hosts the largest St.Patrick’s Day Festival in North America and raises money for local youth sports, nonprofits, community projects, and charities.

Since 1856, the Listowel Fair has drawn crowds for its livestock, midway, crafts, agricultural exhibits, entertainment, tractor pulls & demolition derby.

Our local character has inspired popular screen successes like Letterkenny and Shoresy.

Brand Pillar 4

Champions of Opportunity

Committed to creating sustainable futures for our youth, residents and businesses with do-things-differently ingenuity.

Innovative Set7 Skills and Technology Centre offers world-class training to employees, employers and job seekers.

Specialized youth programs

Strong network of local, provincial and federal business organizations working together with business, workforce and community groups to foster growth, prosperity and innovation in North Perth and across the region.

Municipality is a committed community partner with various resources, training, and services

The Municipality has experienced growth and an increase in diversity, which has been accompanied by new businesses locating or evolving within the community, as well as many inclusive events and celebrations.

Workforce Attraction Branding Tools

Share the "Why Choose North Perth" story with impactful, ready-to-use key messages and website copy. Access templates, communication tools, and suggestions to bring the North Perth story to life in workforce branding efforts, helping to attract and retain top talent in the community.

Click here to view a Key Messaging Template.

Explore North Perth's key strategies for workforce attraction and employer branding. Attracting Talent In North Perth 101 is a 30-minute webinar where employers can learn talent attraction key trends; as well as how to effectively position your business to attract top talent through North Perth's Place Advantage and many more resources.

Watch the employer webinar in YouTube for better viewing.

 

Create a strong presence at the next event with a set of 7 dynamic pull-up banners (80”h x 33”w). Featuring a combination of general brand pillar and sector-specific photography, as well as a regional map, these banners are ideal for job fairs, trade shows, and community events. To reserve banners, simply complete the Request Form. Borrow 1, 2 or all 7!

For more information, please contact Kimberley Kowch, Economic Development Officer, Municipality of North Perth, kkowch@northperth.ca, (519) 292-2043.

 

1000+ new photographs, captured between Dec 2023 and July 2024, that highlight many of North Perth’s most compelling place-based attractors and key business segments. From entrepreneurs to large manufacturing, and from recreation to healthcare, these photos can be leveraged to help you showcase North Perth as a desirable location to live and/or work.

Full library viewing access coming soon!

For more information on how you can utilize these photography samples, please contact Kimberley Kowch, Economic Development Officer, Municipality of North Perth, kkowch@northperth.ca, (519) 292-2043.

Look below for Photo Library sample images.

Enhance online visibility with a curated selection of social media assets and templates. Use these tools to share job postings, tell North Perth’s story, highlight regional insights, and much more.

Event Presentation Digital Loop: This looping PowerPoint presentation highlights key messaging, designed to run in the background during events or presentations. It showcases engaging visuals and messages to showcase North Perth place brand strengths and careers. View the PowerPoint here.

Videos: These engaging high-energy videos highlight key sectors in North Perth, in just 5 to 30 seconds. Each video provides a quick, engaging look into opportunities across various industries and can be used effectively for recruitment, onboarding, and community initiatives.

Cultivate Something Great - North Perth - 30s

Manufacturing & Trades - North Perth - 15s

Healthcare - North Perth- 15s 

Agriculture - North Perth - 15s 

 

Templates: Discover easily customizable Canva templates for social media and job postings, designed to help you quickly create professional, eye-catching content for free.  North Perth will also be sharing social media posts regularly that you can share!

Industry Specific Template (4 options, Trades, Healthcare, Agriculture, Business).

Job Posting (2 options with images, Blue and White).

Job Posting (2 with colour, Blue and Green.

Promoting Region (3 options, Map and Captions).

View all links in one PDF.

Streamline the recruitment process with printable PDFs and resources crafted to enhance onboarding, recruitment and create a warm welcome for new talent in North Perth. These resources can be included in recruitment packages to highlight the region’s unique offerings or incorporated into onboarding kits for a seamless start in North Perth.

Have questions about building your business employment brand and integrating our new place-brand?   We’d love to help!  Feel free to contact Economic Development staff for more information at ecdev@northperth.ca.

There are numerous other workforce attraction and related resources to help support North Perth employers. Here are some good places to start:

Driftscape North Perth 

North Perth Community Profile

North Perth Business Services and Support

Regional Job Board

Connect 2Jobs Career Portal 

Set7 Skills and Technology Centre 

Perth County’s WARET Workforce Attraction and Retention Employer Toolkit

Prosper In Perth Profiles

Ag. Careers Ontario 

Conestoga Career Centre 

For a full list of North Perth's programs and resources visit our Business and Development page or contact Kimberley Kowch, Economic Development Officer, Municipality of North Perth, kkowch@northperth.ca, (519) 292-2043.

WORKFORCE ATTRACTION & EMPLOYMENT BRANDING

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Contact Us

Kimberley Kowch
Economic Development Officer
Email the Economic Development Officer
Municipality of North Perth
330 Wallace Avenue North
Listowel, ON N4W 1L3

T: 519-292-2043
Toll Free: 888-714-1993

Grace Murakami
Economic Development Coordinator
Email the Economic Development Coordinator
Municipality of North Perth, 330 Wallace Ave. N., Listowel, ON N4W 1L3
T: 519-291-2950 Ext 2078  
Toll Free: 888-714-1993
F: 519-291-1804

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