Alberta’s Labour Crisis Back with a Vengeance

September 12, 2011

By Brad Beveridge, Managing Director, Executive Search & Mark Hopkins, Managing Partner, Executive Search

It’s hard to pick up a newspaper in Alberta and not see a headline that reads “Labour shortage.” Alberta’s energy industry, particularly on the oil side, is ramping up once again. While that’s good news for Alberta and the Canadian economy, the shortage of skilled labour (which never really went away) has returned as one of the most pressing business issues in the province.