Trades Alberta: Overseas search for skilled tradespeople both rewarding and challenging for Alberta companies

EDMONTON – Temporary foreign workers have been described as a Band-Aid solution to Alberta’s ongoing labour challenge.

But a projected shortage of 114,000 skilled workers in Alberta through to 2021 has convinced some employers it is necessary to conduct searches for skilled tradespeople outside Canada, in conjunction with other strategies.

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