Job prospects Canteen Manager in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Restaurant and food service managers (NOC 60030) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 wildfires, the Northwest Territories' accommodation and food services sector has experienced labour shortages and some restaurants have struggled to remain open.
One hundred and ten jobs in demand are forecast for this occupation in the Northwest Territories from 2021-2040 (Government of Northwest Territories, 2023).
Infrastructure improvements may boost investment and tourism in the territory and lead to increased demand for food service occupations. For example, the federal government announced $25 million for the construction of an all-season road from Liard Highway 7 to the Prairie Creek mine. This road is expected to support investment and tourism in the area.

Here are some key facts about Restaurant and food service managers in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Restaurant and food service managers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): more than 95%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 91% compared to 88% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
74% of restaurant and food service managers work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
28% of restaurant and food service managers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 52% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 48% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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