Wednesday, October 16, 2013

BC construction industry looks to Ireland to recruit workers

<p>The 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, the group's vice-president said.</p><p>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 wouldn't be enough workers to fill shortages in the province's construction industry, Abigail Fulton said.</p><p>Not everybody agrees with the recruitment drive, especially the province's labour leaders, who argue employers can find skilled, unionized Canadian workers to fill immediate, vacant positions.</p><p>Yet, a consensus is developing that there will be a shortage of skilled workers in the coming decade, as proponents of the liquefied natural-gas industry, hydro-electric projects and oil and gas pipelines push their proposals forward.</p><p><a href="http://www.timescolonist.com/b-c-construction-industry-looks-to-ireland-to-recruit-workers-1.659478">Keep reading...</a></p>

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