In the last 50 years, Canada's workforce grew by 200 per cent. But government forecasters say that, without some radical changes, the workforce will only grow by 11 per cent in the next 50 years -- and that figure includes the effects of current levels of immigration.
"Our demographics are working against us," Human Resources Minister Monte Solberg said in a speech to the Canadian Building and Construction Trades' Legislative Conference.
"Baby boomers are set to retire and our low birth rate means demand for workers will soon outstrip supply."
Already, more than 80 per cent of working-age Canadians have a job -- an all-time high.
Solberg marshalled the following data to back up his claim:
- British Columbia will be short 350,000 workers over the next 12 years.
- Alberta will require 100,000 workers over the next 10 years.
- Ontario will need 560,000 more workers by 2030.
- Quebec will have 1.3 million job openings by 2016.
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Is there an oversupply of nurses in this country ?
This article gives some hope to those countries who are facing acute shortages of nurses. The Philippines Department of Labor & Employment, is looking into the marketplace to ascertain if there is actually an oversupply of nurses ?
Nursing Matters
Nursing Matters
Over 40% of the workforce to retire in 3 years
A statistic that is sure to shock - 40% of the nurses in New Brunswick (a Canadian province) - are expected to retire in the next 3 years.
With the present situation grim as is, nurses forcing themselves to work 12 hour shifts instead of 8, this situation will become even more challenging over the coming years.
How soon the provincial government finds a solution to this problem, remains to be seen...
timestranscript.com - Province, nurses union deal with nurse shortage
With the present situation grim as is, nurses forcing themselves to work 12 hour shifts instead of 8, this situation will become even more challenging over the coming years.
How soon the provincial government finds a solution to this problem, remains to be seen...
timestranscript.com - Province, nurses union deal with nurse shortage
Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers
Continuing on the theme of shortages in the health care sector, this news article from Los Angeles - highlights the shortages of other allied health care workers.
Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers - Los Angeles Times
Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers - Los Angeles Times
Acute Shortage of RNs in Florida
In addition to the article from Texas covered below, here is one from Florida where the forecast is for the shortage to increase from the present 11,000 to as much as 52,000 in the next 13 years.
Primarily being caused by the retirement of baby boomers, creative solutions will be needed to address this shortage.
GlobalResidency.com continues to provide services to health care recruiters and organizations in overseas recruitment of nurses and other health care professionals.
Cape Coral Daily Breeze
Primarily being caused by the retirement of baby boomers, creative solutions will be needed to address this shortage.
GlobalResidency.com continues to provide services to health care recruiters and organizations in overseas recruitment of nurses and other health care professionals.
Cape Coral Daily Breeze
Nursing Shortage Continues in the U.S.
U.S. hospitals continue to struggle with the nursing shortage.
In this article and the accompanying video, watch as a Texas hospital finds ways to cope up with the shortage.
GlobalResidency, is working on overseas recruitment projects targeted to health care worker shortages across the U.S. If you are a health care professional, you can submit your online application at www.GlobalResidency.com
CBS 7 - Your Eye on West Texas
In this article and the accompanying video, watch as a Texas hospital finds ways to cope up with the shortage.
GlobalResidency, is working on overseas recruitment projects targeted to health care worker shortages across the U.S. If you are a health care professional, you can submit your online application at www.GlobalResidency.com
CBS 7 - Your Eye on West Texas
Japan - The next country looking to attract foreign workers
Competition for attracting foreign workers seems to be heating up further.
The last couple of decades have seen US and UK as the magnets for foreign workers (with Australia, New Zealand and Canada doing smaller numbers). The next decade looks like will have Japan possibly becoming the top country in terms of the number of foreign workers it will need.
The numbers could be staggering - as high as 10 million. Article from Yomiuri goes into detail on this...
GlobalResidency.com - will soon have a section dedicated to Japan and the opportunities that are being created there.
Foreign workers need social security : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
The last couple of decades have seen US and UK as the magnets for foreign workers (with Australia, New Zealand and Canada doing smaller numbers). The next decade looks like will have Japan possibly becoming the top country in terms of the number of foreign workers it will need.
The numbers could be staggering - as high as 10 million. Article from Yomiuri goes into detail on this...
GlobalResidency.com - will soon have a section dedicated to Japan and the opportunities that are being created there.
Foreign workers need social security : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
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