Economics
Labor Shortage Has Canada Planning to Pick and Choose Immigrants
- Trudeau minister compiling list of targeted sectors, regions
- New strategy comes as Scotia warns of job-education mismatch
Workers build a condo building in Victoria, British Columbia. Construction is one of the sectors struggling most with labor shortages in Canada.
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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.
The open-door nation will start being more tactical in choosing permanent residents in 2023, giving preference to specific skills or labor-starved regions, according to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser.