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Jobs - Canada - Ontario Commit to Introduce Provincial Nominee Program
Could Help Qualified Foreign Truck Drivers Come to Ontario
TORONTO, ONTARIO,Canada -CCNMatthews -Nov. 21, 2005: -- A new Canada-Ontario immigration agreement was signed and includes the commitment to develop a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), that will allow the Province of Ontario, within the next 12 months, to select immigrants based on skilled worker shortages. The province would identify a specific skills need, and facilitate their immigration to Ontario. According to today's joint federal/provincial announcement, over the next twelve months, Ontario will develop a pilot PNP. As well, during this time, Canada and Ontario will develop the terms of a Temporary Foreign Worker agreement. These programs will give Ontario the opportunity to identify newcomers who will help meet its economic priorities and labour market objectives... OTA president, David Bradley cautions that the details still need to be worked out over the next 12 months, but says there is a growing awareness of a long-term driver shortage that is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Bradley also cautions that even if truck drivers are included in a PNP, "it is not a slam dunk process, carriers have to seek out qualified people and make certain commitments. The floodgates are not going to open." ... So, he says "current drivers do not have to fear an influx of new drivers. The tight capacity that has been reflected in the market in recent years will continue going forward. A PNP would provide some potential relief for those carriers that wish to avail themselves of the opportunity."
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