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DRIVERS' SHORTAGE * Canada - B.C. program targets trucking labour shortage
B.C. is launching a two-year pilot project aimed at foreign workers to help offset serious labour shortages in the trucking and tourism/hospitality industries
Victoria,BC,CAN -Today's Trucking -6 Feb 2008: -- ... The entry-level and semi-skilled pilot project under the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program aims to help these industries retain workers they recruit internationally through expedited access for permanent residency... Economic Developmnet Minister Colin Hansen said, B.C. is relying more and more on temporary foreign workers to meet its labour needs, but temporary workers do not provide a permanent solution to long-term shortages... The pilot is currently in progress and is open to eligible employers in the tourism/hospitality and long-haul trucking industries, and to temporary foreign workers in entry level and semi-skilled occupations who have been employed by their B.C. employer for at least nine months... The B.C. Provincial Nominee Program will closely monitor compliance and employee retention, and will undertake a comprehensive review of the pilot project prior to its initial expiry...
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