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Originally Posted by Manic!
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Greater Vancouver and the South Island are not all of Canada either. The majority of tradesmen who were forced out of the patch went home to various communities across the country, they weren't all Albertan
It wouldn't surprise me if Vancouver is short, the cost of living is so prohibitively high that without the oil industry level of income tradesmen aren't flocking to live there.
EDIT - It should be noted that trades being in demand and people at least claiming a "shortage" just means there is consistent employment for people in that sector. It shields them a bit from an economic downturn which is likely to happen. If major projects have work stacked up for 18 months to two years that's actually a good thing. Meanwhile no one is waiting two weeks to have a plumber come fix their kitchen sink. Perspective.