Do Labour Shortages Exist in Canada?
Not exact matches
Notwithstanding the unwinding of the effect of the GST on the housing industry,
shortages of
labour and materials and the large amount of work yet to be
done at the end of the March quarter means that a lot of pre-GST related work will probably spill over into the second half of 2000 (Graph 17).
«These are cyclical changes and when the cycle
does rebound — and it will — the
labour shortage may be even more acute than it was a few years ago.»
«These are cyclical changes and when the cycle
does rebound --- and it will --- the
labour shortage may be even more acute than it was a few years ago.»
That is why the Chamber is crying about
labour shortages now because they
do not want their members to have to offer higher wages.
I
do think that we face some skills
shortages down the road which create lots of opportunities for active
labour market policy to be more effective.
It dehumanizes the worker: it is now an economic cog responding to
labour shortages, it
does not have a family,
does not have health concerns,
does not have ambitions nor dreams nor creativity, and it certainly
does not have the ability to participate in the democratic governance of the country.
The TFWP is a program operated by the federal government that allows Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to fill temporary
labour and skill
shortages when Canadian residents aren't available to
do the job.
Low Skilled workers — Workers brought in as a last resort to fill
labour shortages in lower skilled jobs that Canadians
do not want, or were not available to fill.
«I don't know why the government thinks serious delays in filling a recognized
labour shortage is an acceptable state of affairs.»