• Employer Survey 2025

    Welcome and thank you for your participation! Your responses help us determine how and where we provide our training and support. 

    To show our appreciation for completing our survey, you'll receive access to our new GROW Employer Portal before the general public. (Details to follow in your confirmation email.)

     

     What to Expect 

    The survey will take approximately 5-10 mins depending on your answers.

    Part 1: Company Information (1-2 mins)

    • Tell us about what services your company provides and the communities you serve. 


    Part 2: Workforce & Hiring (2-3 mins) 

    • Tell us about your workforce requirements and hiring process.


    Part 3: Feedback, Suggestions & Requests - (Optional • 2-4 mins)

    • Provide your feedback, suggestions and request a follow-up from our staff.
    • All fields are optional.

     

    To pause and continue your survey later, click SAVE.  

    For questions, please contact grow@landscapeontario.com

  • Contact Information

    This is for validation and reporting purposes only. You will not be contacted unless you request information or support at the end of this form.

  • Up Next: Part 1: Company Information
    Tell us about what services your company provides and the communities you serve.

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  • Part 1: Company Information

    Tell us about what services your company provides and the communities you serve.

  •   Services  

    Your responses help us select skills and topics for our training programs.

  •   Service Area  

    Your responses help us select locations to recruit and train participants for GROW Training for New Workers.

  • Select all areas your company serves.

    1. From the list below, click Yes to select each region where you provide services.

    • To undo a selection click No.
    • If you select Province-wide the other regions will disappear. They will reappear if you change your selection.

    2. When you select a region, a list of communities located in that region will appear directly below.

    • If you serve the entire region, select ALL COMMUNITIES from the top of the list. 
    • Otherwise, click the corresponding box to select each community you serve.
    • If we've missed a community in our list, select Other at the bottom to add to our list.

    *Regions and their communities are listed from west to east. 

  • Up Next: Part 2: Workforce & Hiring
    Tell us about your workforce requirements and hiring process.


  •  Click NEXT to continue.
    Or click SAVE to continue later.

  • Part 2: Workforce & Hiring

    Tell us more about your workforce requirements and hiring process.

  •   Hiring Forecast  

    Your responses help us determine our recruitment and training schedule for our government-funded training programs.

  • For the next question, please think about your company's plans for the next 12 months (up to and including your hiring needs for the 2026 Spring/Summer season). 

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  •   Professional Attributes  

    Your responses help us determine what employability skills we need to emphasize on as part of our training programs.

  • For the next question, think about the hires you have taken part in at your company or in your previous industry experience.

    Rate each of the following attributes based on their importance to you when hiring, using the following scale: 

    1=Not at all important  5=Very Important

    • Examples of each attribute are listed below is the scale icons.
    • If we've missed something that's important to you, please include it in the space provided at the bottom of the question.
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  •   Entry-Level Hiring  

    For this section, think about your company's entry-level roles.

    Your responses help us select training topics to prepare GROW New Worker graduates for their first industry jobs.

  • Tell us about the challenges you've face when hiring for entry-level roles over the past 2-5 years. 

    • Select all challenges you've experienced from the list below.
    • Optional: Tell us more by adding futher details in the textbox provided.

  • For the next question, think about the entry-level roles you expect to fill over the next 12 months (up to and including your hiring needs for the 2026 Spring/Summer season).

    What do you expect from entry-level applicants when applying to your company.

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    Part 3: Feedback, Suggestions & Requests 



  • Click NEXT to continue.
    Or click SAVE to continue later.

  • Part 3: Feedback, Suggestions & Requests

    Provide your feedback, suggestions and/or request a follow-up from our staff.

  •  Did you know? 

    The programs and services we provide are created based on the input received from members and employers like you.

    Your feedback and suggestions help us adapt and serve you better. Together we can grow your workforce and your business.

  •   Feedback  

    • If you or your company have participated in one of our programs or hired one of our graduates, let us know how we did.
    • If you've never used our services before, tell us what we can do to make your participation easier.   

  •   Suggestions  

    Your responses help us explore new tools and training to address your workforce challenges.

  •   Questions & Requests  

    We're always here to help!  

    Need help growing your workforce? Have questions about our programs and support services? Why wait? 


    Use the fields below and tell us how we can help you today.
    We'll be in touch as soon as possible. 

  • That's the end of our survey! 
    Thank you for taking the time to help us GROW! 

    In recognition of your contribution you've earned early access to our new Employer Portal. When you click SUBMIT, you'll receive a confirmation with details.

    Thank you again for your valuable insight!  

     

    Click SUBMIT to complete your survey.

    For questions, please contact grow@landscapeontario.com

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