Immigration Challenges in Rural NL Demand Solutions, Says Work Global Canada

One blanket does not cover all of Canada.

That’s the response of Work Global Canada, a local company that works with businesses to recruit international workers to fill job vacancies.

President Paul Shelley says the situation in Newfoundland and Labrador, particularly in rural areas, is hugely different from that in some of Canada’s more populous urban centres.

“We’re talking about Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, these cities that have doing ultra-immigration for a number of years – there’s no comparison,” says Shelley to Atlantic Canada. “Certainly not for rural parts of Newfoundland and Labrador.”

Since the news came down last week, Shelley says their office has been inundated with messages from businesses worried about the impact on their operations.

“Right from the service industry, from McDonalds, Tim Horton’s, Mary Brown’s, right into health care, and of course, more recently…and is getting even more critical, is the construction trades and housing.” They are all important sectors says Shelley, and “every single one of them have been reaching out to us…talking about how disgusted they are with this move.”

Source: vocm.com