OTTAWA/MONTREAL — Herouxville, a small town in Canada’s Quebec, hit the headlines 15 years ago when it issued a code of conduct for would\u002Dbe immigrants,…
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Aging populations, a surge in workers retiring and COVID travel and business chaos are among factors contributing to the staff crunch hitting both low-paid and skilled occupations, from hospitality and manufacturing to transport and agriculture. The census also paints a portrait of urban landings, with more than 90% of recent immigrants living in a city, leaving smaller towns and rural areas grappling to attract newcomers to replace aging factory workers, grocery clerks and doctors.Quebec, a mostly French-speaking province with broad control over its own immigration policy, is resisting change more than elsewhere in Canada. Just 14.6% of its 8.3 million people were born overseas, far below the national average, the new data showed.
Quebec’s immigration ministry didn’t respond to a query on the arrival caps and labor challenges for this article.Article contentQuebec had 246,300 job vacancies as of July 2022 and just 185,100 unemployed people. The labor gap is particularly dire in manufacturing, where the region’s industry association estimating staff shortages had cost them C$18 billion in two years.
Mayor Thompson said the code – unanimously approved by the town council in 2007 – was consigned to the town archives in 2010 by the council that he has run since 2009. In the town of St. Tite, Walid Gasmi works at metal works firm Acier Rayco after moving to Canada with his wife just before the pandemic. While many of his Algerian friends prefer bustling Montreal, Gasmi loves the opportunities he’s found in St. Tite, a town known for its annual western festival.
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