The Ontario government is calling it a first — putting on five multi-day career fairs across the province this fall to attract young people into the skilled trades amid a massive shortage of workers in the professions.
“We’re in the middle of the greatest labour shortage in a generation,” Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton said at a media event from inside Oriole Landscaping in East York on Tuesday.
McNaughton said 100,000 skilled workers alone are needed to meet the government’s commitment to build 1.5 million more homes by 2031, and he adds it is time to rethink going to university as the only path to success. The company has been working in design and construction for more than three decades. While it has been a challenge to find workers in the past, the CEO says the labour shortage has reached a new level. Guinane said he’s having trouble completing contracted jobs for the year.Some high school students say the importance of getting a degree comes from their parents. Others say it's about the experience and choosing a career path fitting their interests, despite the trades shortage.
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