A Canadian construction industry delegation arrived this week in Ireland to find up to 80,000 qualified workers desperately needed for British Columbia’s booming building sites.
File photo showing a construction site in Vancouver, British Columbia. The construction industry in the Canadian province, facing a severe worker shortage, sent a delegation to Ireland to try to recruit 80,000 construction workers. Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images
DUBLIN—A Canadian construction industry delegation arrived this week in Ireland on a hunt for up to 80,000 qualified workers desperately needed for British Columbia’s booming building sites.
An 11-man delegation from the British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) promised “a world of opportunities” to Irish construction workers, according to a report in The Irish Times.
