Employers are facing increasing recruitment and retention challenges as a result of demographic trends, globalization and other factors that are impacting the labour market. As fewer and fewer young people enter the workforce and the number of retirees increases, employers find themselves in even greater competition for a shrinking pool of available workers.

Being able to find and keep the right workers, motivate them, and develop their skills is critical for attracting, hiring, and retaining workers.

The NS Works Human Resources Toolkit (the HR Toolkit) was designed to provide information and resources to help employers in Nova Scotia achieve these goals and compete in today's marketplace. Community Business Development Corporations are working with Nova Scotia Works to present the HR Toolkit as a resource that can be used by employers across Atlantic Canada made available through the CBDC Learning Library.