Employee Training and Employment Minister Jason Kenney

Employment Minister Jason Kenney: The problem would continue to grow as the population ages, Kenney told the one-day conference, which brought together stakeholders to discuss the labour market, employee training and those under-represented in the labour force, according to 660 News. They are going to take with them a lifetime of knowledge and skill, he said and A shortage of skilled workers is the biggest challenge many Canadian businesses face today, Employment Minister Jason Kenney told a skills summit Wednesday, warning it could also jeopardize Canadas economic development in the future. Currently 30 per cent of the skilled trade workers in Canada are baby boomers, Kenney said, adding that they will soon retire. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.