Strong action needed from BC government regarding growing labor shortage: report | globalnews.ca

Vancouver is expected to create over 850,000 jobs over the next decade greater vancouver board of trade Report good.

Currently, the board said there are 150,000 current job vacancies in Vancouver and 700,000 workers are projected to retire over the next ten years.

dubbed’Solving BC’s Workforce Challenges‘, the report says, adding that with rising job vacancies, the province needs to take action to address a potential workforce crisis.

“The employment landscape is evolving faster than ever. We are committed to developing and attracting the talent needed for the jobs of an increasingly digital world,” said Brigitte Anderson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. Proposing strategy, leveraging existing data and industry expertise.

“Government, educational institutions and the business community need to forge new partnerships and adopt innovative approaches to ensure that our economy continues to be a global hub for technology and innovation, as well as an aging economy with stability and resilience. Can manage the demographic.”

The report made several recommendations that the provincial government could take:

• Remove registration requirements for out-of-province health workers, and work with professional associations/bodies to rapidly recognize foreign credentials
• Streamline the employer registration process for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program from eight to ten weeks to a maximum of three days
• Invest in making BC’s economy inclusive for all by promoting new approaches to under-represented people in the workforce, including Indigenous peoples and people with disabilities
• Consider an Office for Indigenous Employment that brings together post-secondary institutions and Indigenous employment service agencies
• Increase investment in experiential learning opportunities, including co-ops and work-integrated learning programs

BC’s Minister for Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, Selina Robinson, provided some comments regarding the report at a press conference on Thursday.

“The report was very much in line with what the government has been hearing and is already taking action,” he said.

“No wonder. We know that almost one million jobs will come to British Columbia over the next decade.”

Robinson pointed to Thursday’s provincial announcement of $2 million in funding to expand paramedic training programs as an example of the work being done to make up for the labor shortage.

“This is one example of the ways in which we are working to deliver a workforce that is ready for tomorrow,” she said.

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