{"id":2431,"date":"2015-07-07T21:43:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T01:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadianvisa.com\/news\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2018-03-08T23:29:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T04:29:48","slug":"canada-is-facing-a-skills-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/canadianvisa.com\/news\/canada-is-facing-a-skills-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada is facing a skills shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Canada is facing a skills shortage<\/h1>\n<p>[svpVideo v=1]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/canadianvisa.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CanadianVisa_MB.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2208 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/canadianvisa.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CanadianVisa_MB.png\" alt=\"CanadianVisa_MB\" width=\"305\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"http:\/\/canadianvisa.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CanadianVisa_MB.png 305w, http:\/\/canadianvisa.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CanadianVisa_MB-300x64.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With baby-boomers retiring, there is a looming labour shortage. Workers and students don\u2019t know about opportunities in high-demand fields.<\/p>\n<p>In order to stay competitive employers must hire workers with the skills they need. If the skills shortage is not fixed, Canada\u2019s economy risks falling behind.<\/p>\n<p>What can be done?<\/p>\n<p>Give students and workers up to date information to better connect with employers, develop, upgrade and match skills for job market and high-demand fields.<\/p>\n<h2>Canada is facing a skills shortage<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada is facing a skills shortage [svpVideo v=1] &nbsp; &nbsp; With baby-boomers retiring, there is a looming labour shortage. 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