Western Canada: B.C. Construction Association

B.C. Construction Association: VANCOUVER The current shortage of skilled tradespeople in Western Canada is so dire that the B.C. Construction Association is returning to Ireland this month to hire 600 people, said the groups vice-president, according to The Chronicle Herald. Not everybody agrees with the recruitment drive, especially the provinces labour leaders who argue employers can find skilled, unionized Canadian workers to fill immediate, vacant positions and In fact, even if one-in-five students graduating from high school in B.C. during the next three years were to pursue a trade, there still wouldnt be enough workers to fill shortages in the provinces construction industry, said Abigail Fulton. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.