Legislative Report

Official Opposition Releases Plan to Deal with Critical Labour Shortage

Of all the issues facing Saskatchewan at this juncture in the province’s history, the current labour shortage is clearly one of the most critical. The labour shortage is now turning into a crisis for business, industry, government, public institutions and even health regions across the province.

Saskatchewan’s labour shortage is exacerbated by the fact that the NDP government continues to drive young people out of the province

Thankfully, we in the Saskatchewan Party have a plan. This week, our leader Brad Wall released our plan to address the labour shortage facing the province of Saskatchewan. As we outlined in the report, Getting Saskatchewan Back on Track, the labour shortage is both a short-term crisis and a long-term challenge for our economy. Without available workers, businesses cannot grow and expand. Without a growing workforce, Saskatchewan’s tax base will continue to shrink and the cost of government investment in infrastructure and capital construction will continue to rise – at the expense of programs that Saskatchewan people hold near and dear.

The Saskatchewan Party’s plan, which is available on our website, will involve a partnership with all stakeholders in the economy working in concert to implement the recommendations made in the report.

We recognize the magnitude of the labour shortage and the negative impact it will have on all sectors of Saskatchewan’s economy, and in turn, on the very citizens of this province. That is why we’ve come up with a plan. We believe the time to act is now – we can’t afford not to.

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