Table 12
Firms indicating obstacles that impacted efforts to fill positions, 2007

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Firms indicating obstacles that impacted efforts to fill positions, 2007
  Functional food firms Natural health product firms Firms active in both fields All firms
  number
Compensation requirements by candidates too high 14 31 19 64
Candidates unwilling to relocate 9 9 12 29
Candidates lack of expertise 14 51 43 110
Capital or resources insufficient to attract candidates 15 36 12 63
Competition for qualified candidates 9 E 21 31 62
Lack of qualified candidates 18 51 49 123
Note(s):
Totals may not add up due to rounding. Firms may have indicated more than one obstacle.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, The Functional Foods and Natural Health Products Survey, 2007.