Northwest Training & Adjustment Board – "A job for everyone, someone for every job."

Vision

Engage all regional stakeholders and partners with valuable workforce information

Mission

To improve our local workforce.

A job for everyone,
someone for every job.

Welcome

The Northwest Training and Adjustment Board is a community directed, non-profit corporation leading the Kenora and Rainy River Districts in their approach to workforce development and labour market planning.

The Northwest Training and Adjustment Board functions as a neutral broker of research, disseminator of information and facilitator of collaborative partnership development. Operating as part of the Local Boards Network of Ontario, it is one of 25 local planning board areas funded by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development to conduct and distribute local labour market research and engage community stakeholders in a planning process that supports local solutions to local issues. NTAB’s mandate is to provide guidance regarding important workforce and employment challenges facing the Kenora and Rainy River Districts.

NTAB 2026-2029

Local Labour Market Plan Report

Kenora and Rainy River Districts

Produced and Published by Northwest Training & Adjustment Board – February 20, 2026

Below is an excerpt from our report:

The Northwest Ontario Training Board has issued an annual Local Labour Market Plan for more than a decade. Last year’s report issued early in 2025 was the final installment of a 3-year Action Plan supporting workforce development in the Kenora and Rainy River Districts. The year 2025 has been a year of marked change. We continue to witness change in global and national trends like trade changes, tariff shifts, supply chain issues, increasing use of generative artificial intelligence, federal and provincial policy updates, inflation, cost of living pressures and significant government investments. It seems especially fitting that our new 3-year Action Plan launch in 2026.

Community consultations conducted in 2025 confirmed our five priorities continue to be valid. However, we used the opportunity to further expand on each:

External Forces and Workforce Sector Shifts
Population Dynamics and Workforce Enablers
Skills, Training, and Learning Pathways
Entrepreneurship and Local Business Growth
Inclusion, Equity and Workforce Participation

How We Help Employers

Are you wondering what the workforce situation is in your area? Are you concerned about labour/skill shortages that may impact your business? What skills are available?

The Northwest Training and Adjustment Board answers these questions by being your source for workforce information and labour market planning. We regularly conduct research and release reports concerning the labour force in the Kenora and Rainy River Districts that are instrumental in guiding stakeholders to develop plans that help address these issues proactively. Regular and on-going consultations with communities means we can provide an up-to-date overview of the local labour market and the trends and issues affecting it.

How We Help Employment Seekers

You should consider this site a gateway. Through us you are connected to a network of people and resources eager to be a part of your quest for success. Whether you are looking for advice, job information, local labour force trends or the contacts that will help you succeed, this is your source.

While we do not directly assist you in finding employment, or offer training programs, we are the best source for connecting you to local employment agencies, government agencies and career information to help you attain your ideal career.

How We Help Community Organizations

The Northwest Training and Adjustment Board partners with organizations in the region to address high priority workforce development issues at the local level. On any specific partnership project or event, it may act as lead partner, co-lead partner or be involved in a steering or advisory committee role. The Northwest Training and Adjustment Board can also provide information and support to proposals for new initiatives and programs where a need has been identified.

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