Polytechnics can help fill Canada’s talent gaps

Meeting just-in-time talent needs is becoming one of Canada’s biggest challenges, exacerbated by lower than usual immigration numbers, aging demographics, the ability to work remotely for firms in other countries, and a pandemic-fuelled withdrawal from the labour market.

COVID-19 prompted businesses across sectors to consider the adoption of new technology, making an already emerging need for enhanced digital skills even greater, writes Larry Rosia.Photograph courtesy of Saskatchewan Polytechnic/David Stobbe

Opinion

BY LARRY ROSIA

January 5, 2022

When I ask business leaders what keeps them up at night, it is not only about supply chains, inflation, or rising commodity prices. The No. 1 concern is about talent. How do I fill critical staff vacancies in a tight labour mark...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Tuesdays: Innovation & Industry Newsletter

The policies, decisions, and people working on investment and regulation in the industry and innovation realm.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy