Canada, which relies on immigrants to grow its workforce, plans to start targeting newcomers in specific occupations to ensure better matching with industries suffering the most intense labour shortages.
Canada, which relies on immigrants to grow its workforce, plans to start targeting newcomers in specific occupations to ensure better matching with industries suffering the most intense labor shortages.
Canada’s existing system has resulted in many immigrants failing to find jobs that match their skills and the economy not harnessing the full potential of a highly-educated workforce. “If there are shortages of health care professionals in Nova Scotia, we will be able to draw down on the highest ranking health care professionals that are destined for Nova Scotia,” Fraser said. “If we’re looking for skilled tradespeople in Southern Ontario, then we’ll be able to do a targeted draw for those kinds of workers in that particular sector.”
In a survey of 500 newcomers published this month by Publicis Media and the Angus Reid Institute, 30 per cent of respondents who were able to find a job said they had to take on a lesser role, while 67 per cent said they’re currently seeking a better position in the near future. About half of those surveyed said they might or will leave Canada, with many stating that Canada fell short of expectations in housing, the cost of living and accessibility of health care.
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