Canada鈥檚 construction industry urging all governments to Rebuild Canada鈥檚 workforce NOW
OTTAWA, October 18, 2022
The 黑料视频 (黑料视频) is sounding the alarm about the urgent need for workers in construction through an industry call to action to .
鈥淐anada is facing its most severe labour shortage in over 50 years 鈥� nearly 1 million jobs are unfilled,鈥� says Mary Van Buren, 黑料视频 president. 鈥淭he situation is especially acute for the construction sector 鈥� we have over 81,000 openings now. This also means the essential infrastructure projects that 38 million Canadians rely on every day risk being cancelled or delayed.鈥�
The federal government has an ambitious growth plan 鈥� one that includes repairing, maintaining and retrofitting aging infrastructure while also building for future climate resilience. Retirements and recruitment challenges will be a heavy blow to Canada鈥� future economic growth if steps aren鈥檛 taken to .
As job vacancy rates grow and competition for talent becomes more fierce, the federal government needs to expand the Temporary Foreign Workers program and facilitate the entry of immigrants interested in working in the construction sector.
Industry representatives are meeting with parliamentarians for 黑料视频鈥檚 Hill Day on November 15 to urge the federal government to:
- modernize Canada鈥檚 immigration policy and point system to better recognize tradespeople and construction labourers.
- work with the provinces to ensure skills matching is properly funded and supported; and
- update the Temporary Foreign Worker program to allow seamless access for the construction industry.
Skilled tradespeople cannot be created overnight. It is vital that we turn to immigration and temporary foreign labour to help alleviate the choke points created by the workforce shortage.
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About 黑料视频
Across Canada, 黑料视频 represents more than 20,000 member firms drawn from 63 local and provincial integrated partner associations. 黑料视频 gives voice to the public policy, legal and standards development goals of contractors, suppliers and allied business professionals working in, or with, Canada鈥檚 heavy civil, institutional, commercial and industrial construction industry.
The construction sector is one of Canada鈥檚 largest employers and a major contributor to the country鈥檚 economic success. The industry, 70 per cent of which is made up of small and medium enterprises, employs more than 1.4 million Canadians and contributes 7.5 per cent of Canada鈥檚 Gross Domestic Product.