B.C. minister: no plan to ensure labour peace leading up to 2010 Olympics By STEVE MERTL, CP
The problems in some trades are exacerbated by an aging workforce, with many approaching retirement by 2010.
That conceivably gives unions additional leverage as the Games approach, Les admitted.
But the province is moving to increase the supply of qualified tradespeople, he said, by easing entry into apprenticeships, working with Ottawa to channel skilled immigrants to the province and improving the economic climate to attract workers from elsewhere in Canada.