Recruiting roofing crews in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan roofing labour market

Answer first: the pool is small, so every hire and every quit is visible.

• Saskatoon and Regina are where paid recruiting ads make the most sense. Several roofing companies advertise at once in spring, so specifics about the work, the crew and the schedule matter.
• Smaller cities such as Prince Albert, Moose Jaw and Yorkton tend to hire through people who already know each other. A crew member's recommendation can be worth more than any ad.
• Rural and out-of-town work is common for many companies. If your crews travel, say how often and how accommodation is handled, plainly.

Weather and the hiring season

Answer first: plan recruiting around a short season with almost no slack.

Very cold winters mean the season starts late and ends early. There is little time to replace someone who quits in July, and no time to rebuild a crew in May. That shapes the plan:

• Before the season ends: ask every good worker whether they want a call next year.
• Winter: build or fix hiring pages and ads, and test small budgets while there's no pressure.
• Late winter: call your list first, then run proven ads in Saskatoon and Regina.
• During the season: keep a short list of screened backups and one small, always-on ad.

The hiring season calendar covers the timing in more detail.

Official bodies to know

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• WCB Saskatchewan is the province's workers' compensation board and a starting point for workplace coverage and safety questions, including working at heights. Confirm specific training requirements with the appropriate provincial authorities.
• SATCC, the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission, administers apprenticeship and trade certification. Send applicants interested in an apprenticeship there for the official route.
• Red Seal. Roofer is on the national Red Seal trades list; designation and administration are provincial.

Employment standards and posting rules are provincial as well. Confirm them with the province or an employment lawyer.

How we would recruit for a Saskatchewan roofing company

1. Retention first. End-of-season messages and a bench page, through the apprentice and off-season bench.
2. Referral-friendly content. Short crew clips and a hiring page your current roofers are happy to send to friends. See crew video.
3. Targeted ads in the larger cities, written for each role and aimed at realistic drive times from your yard.
4. Instant replies so applicants hear from you before anyone else. See applicant text-back.
5. Honest travel details in every ad, if your crews work out of town.

When out-of-town work is the job

Answer first: if your crews travel, the ad should read like a clear description of the trip.

Say how far the typical job is, how often crews stay overnight, who books and pays for accommodation, and how travel time is handled. Leave pay details to your own policies and provincial rules, but don't leave the logistics vague. A roofer deciding between a Regina company with home-every-night work and yours deserves the facts.

Mistakes we see in Saskatchewan

• Spending heavily on reach in a small town. Reputation and referrals usually do more.
• Waiting for spring to talk to last year's crew. They may already have said yes elsewhere.
• Vague travel expectations. Applicants who discover overnight work on day one often leave.
• No backup list. A short season leaves no time to rehire from zero.

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