(Quebec) Quebec is investing 3.9 billion to tackle the labor shortage, in the hope of adding 170,000 workers in certain priority sectors.
Prime Minister François Legault, Minister of Labor Jean Boulet and Minister of Higher Education Danielle McCann unveiled the details of this “Operation workforce” during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
The government specified that the operation was part of “a context of accelerated aging of the population combined with vigorous economic growth”, a challenge that Quebec will have to face for the next ten years, he believes.
Among the government’s objectives is the integration of 60,000 additional qualified people in essential public sectors, namely those of health and social services, education and childcare services.
The government has also identified three sectors that it considers “strategic” for the Quebec economy and which offer well-paid jobs, namely information technologies, engineering and construction. Quebec wants to add a total of 110,000 skilled workers in these sectors.
Quebec plans to help Quebeckers develop their skills “by making training more attractive in these areas, in particular through financial support and work-study approaches”.
The government will also rely on the regionalization of immigration to meet the workforce needs of all regions of Quebec.