Sentences with phrase «temporary jobs in construction»

The GEA was expected to bring 40,000 jobs related to renewable energy but most are temporary jobs in construction, while tens of thousands of industrial jobs are fleeing the Ontario Liberal governance for the much more reasonable and competitive electric power rates of other provinces and states.

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VANCOUVER — B.C. workers must be first in line for construction jobs and apprenticeship opportunities, but the Christy Clark government does not track temporary foreign workers in our economy, says B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan.

During the debate over the Keystone project, the oil industry rolled out a series of studies claiming that pipeline construction would create 20,000 temporary jobs in the United States and that lower oil prices (they didn't say exactly how much lower) resulting from the new crude supplies would create as many as 250,000 more jobs across the country over the long term.

We're hearing that the temporary foreign worker program is taking jobs away from British Columbians in the construction industry, but the full impact on people is unknown... The Christy Clark government needs to start tracking temporary workers so we can see how many jobs and apprenticeship opportunities for young British Columbians are being lost.

The redevelopment is expected to create 50 temporary construction jobs, including 20 related to energy upgrades, as well as 40 permanent jobs at the hotel and 52 permanent jobs in nearby shops and restaurants.