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I know this is an immigration heavy website, but Canada needs to come up with ways to re-train and provide these skills to people already in Canada, there are plenty of people who would do these jobs, if they had the ability to gain the skills.
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Very true, but training people is expensive. Why go to the bother and expense of training people when you can import foreign workers who earn you money from day one?
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I read this yesterday, maybe trade jobs, Engineering in Calgary is certainly not booming.
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There's also salary one needs to live on to take into account:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle15372581/
as well as finding affordable rented housing:
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode...rs-in-a-lurch/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle15372581/
as well as finding affordable rented housing:
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode...rs-in-a-lurch/
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Or even better...outsource the work to countries that will provide you less running costs, and a bumper profit....Nike, Adidas, Apple et al anyone?
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and i'm sure its a breeze to stroll into Canada and ask for one of them top paying O&G jobs that are just littering the streets.
Sometimes.. in fact most times.. its not easy to get nto O&G unless you already are in the trade ( and i know.. here in OZ LNG was/is booming but its still not a walk in the park landing one of those jobs)
Sometimes.. in fact most times.. its not easy to get nto O&G unless you already are in the trade ( and i know.. here in OZ LNG was/is booming but its still not a walk in the park landing one of those jobs)
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LNG isn even at FEED stage yet in Canada. Once BC is convinced investment will pour in.
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