Canadian Federation Of Independent Business: Small Business Owners

Richard Truscott Dept: Seven in 10 haven't put a plan in place to deal with labour shortages that are intensifying, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "The sucking sound that we hear from the draw of people into the resource sector is only going to become louder," says Richard Truscott, the Alberta director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and small business owners are experiencing a return to labour shortages as workers get lured back to oil mega-projects that continue to ramp up in the Prairies and northern Alberta. The majority are finding themselves unprepared again, according to a recent survey. Nearly three-quarters 74 per cent of small business owners believe it is getting more difficult to find good employees, while 64 per cent say the demands on today's job applicants exceed their qualifications, according to the quarterly American Express Small Business Monitor survey. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.