The COVID-19 pandemic

[danbrotherston]

Perhaps the government needs to look at incentives for farmers and farm workers to make hiring local for enticing.

In order to get these workers, the Canadian employers have to jump through a lot of hoops to get an LMO (Labour Market Opinion) from the Government in order to qualify for work permits.  The process is not cheap for the employer either.  If there are Canadian workers to take the jobs, they wouldn't get the LMO.  Problem is, we (Canadians) don't want these jobs.

I remember when the Oil Sands were big, they had to get foreign workers at the fast food restaurants in Fort McMurray as there were no Canadians willing to relocate there for minimum wage.

Coke

That’s the point though, pay is the only factor in finding people.  I could demonstrate an inability to hire software devs in KW just by offering low pay. 

That doesn’t mean there aren’t workers, it just means I am not paying enough.