RC113 JulyAugust 2024 - Magazine - Page 31
Closing the hiring gap in the
construction industry will require
the industry to not only enhance
its efforts to recruit new entrants
among traditional channels such
as provincial apprenticeship
systems, but also diversify its hiring
approaches to encourage workers
from traditionally under-represented
groups—including newcomers to
Canada—to join its ranks.
Brie昀氀y, those principles are:
Reform the Express Entry system to reward workers with the
valuable skills or the willingness to work in construction, and to
better re昀氀ect and respond to domestic labour force priorities.
Enhance coordination among federal and provincial immigration
programs to ensure that goals are transparent and aligned, and to
enable the construction industry to coordinate domestic training
and recruitment programs with the projected in昀氀ow of permanent
residents.
Ensure the federal government consults with industries, including construction, when establishing national immigration targets.
Encourage provincial and territorial governments to adopt competencies-based skills assessments of foreign credentials to better
match newcomers with job opportunities that align with their skills.
Given the volume of construction projects planned and underway—and saying nothing of the potential labour force implications
of public-policy imperatives to build millions of new housing units
and eliminate the dependency of buildings on fossil fuels—there
can be no better time to implement such measures.
Change of this nature and scope will help Canada build a more
adaptable and responsive immigration framework that e昀昀ectively
addresses the acute skilled labour shortages faced by a multitude
of industries, including construction, that depend on skilled trade
workers, and which contribute to the continued growth and prosperity of Canada’s economy and society.
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