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Originally Posted by JDął
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. |
It's the whole Island and the lower mainland that is facing a shortage. If you need to get a small job done you are either paying a arm and a leg or waiting.
Looks like there is a shortage of trades in Ontario too.
https://beta.canada.com/life/homes/r...87f40a85b/amp/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...port-1.5054456
Seems like is all of Canada.
https://nationalpost.com/life/homes/...oming-shortage
Even Alberta is looking into getting more young people in to trades.
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...f-tradespeople