Companies looking to fill positions in finance, engineering, health, construction, IT
Quebec is looking to bring more workers into the province from the country of Belgium.
A dozen companies are looking to fill up to 400 open positions in the province with workers from Belgium, according to a report citing Quebec’s General Delegation in Brussels.
These jobs are in sectors suffering from labour shortages, such as administration, finance and insurance, education, civil engineering and construction, health and social services, IT, ground transportation, mechanics and trucking, noted The Brussels Times.
Candidates have until 15 September to familiarize themselves with the roles and declare their interest. Those selected will be invited to an interview in Brussels on Sept. 28 and 29.
For the second half of the year, more than half (52%) of Canadian employers plan to create new permanent positions, while 41% intend to fill vacated roles, according to a previous report from Robert Half.
Bringing more Belgians to Quebec
Prior to the deadline, Quebec’s General Delegation in Brussels will also be holding information sessions to discuss with potential workers prospective immigration plans and to let them know more about the province of Quebec.
This is the second year in a row that the delegation will hold such information sessions.
On average, 200 to 300 Belgian workers emigrate to the vast eastern Canadian province each year. Quebec hopes to increase that number through organizing these Belgium-specific ‘Days’, according to The Brussels Times.
In April, an employer group in Quebec expressed unhappiness with the way the provincial government is handling the debate around immigration levels, saying the problem has more to do with politics than immigration.
Instead, the Conseil du patronat du Québec wants governments to make decisions based on the numbers and needs of the market, according to CTV News.
In June, a report recommended that migrant workers permanent residency upon their arrival in Canada to fix the problems with the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program.