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The Potential Impact of Covid-19 on the Near-Term Elementary School Teacher Supply

Evolving Teacher Supply and Demand

The COVID-19 pandemic can be characterized as a “black swan event,” defined as an improbable, unexpected occurrence with broad consequences (Nassim, 2010). This article reports on an investigative survey which examines whether the national supply of trained elementary school teachers will be affected by the pandemic and to what degree. The survey results raise the possibility that attrition-related elementary teacher hiring will emerge as an issue for principals, school districts, and Human Resources (HR) staff in the near term. For the last four years there has been an adequate supply of Kindergarten to Grade 8 teachers across Canada. This situation is changing. In 2018, the national teacher unemployment rate for elementary teaches stood at 4.3%. From 2016 to 2018, the number of job openings for teachers began increasing at a slightly faster pace than the number of jobless. The number of unemployed teachers available to fill vacant positions declined. The hiring pool of available trained elementary teachers is expected to be small in most provinces from 2020 to 2028. Jobs for teachers will be plentiful while there will be a reduced selection of candidates for this in hiring positions. 

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