RIC Research Activities

Research and Reports

Affordable Housing: The issue of Affordable Housing is one that touches many organizations in the Nelson area and many other communities throughout North America. There are many web resources available related to this common municipal problem. (pdf)

Regional Housing: Statistics Canada also published data related to housing in the region. This short report provides an overview of that data. (pdf)

Regional Labour Force: Given our aging population, maintaining and growing our labour force will be a challenge in the future. This short report provides an overview of regional labour market data. (pdf)

Manufacturing and Technology Industry Survey: The Kootenay Association of Science and Technology recently completed a survey of 209 manufacturing and technology businesses in the West Kootenay Boundary Region. RIC was a collaborator on that project. (pdf)

Tourism and Hospitality Human Resource Strategy: Kootenay Rockies Tourism recently completed a labour market study and developed a stratgey to address labour market issues in the hospitality and tourism sector. RIC was a member of the HR Attraction and Retention Committee that guided this project.