A workforce-planning coalition and the development of a temporary foreign workers strategy are among the 15 recommendations the B.C. government is adopting from a liquefied natural gas study.
Such steps are necessary to ensure the province attracts a sufficient numbers of workers to operate the massive West Coast LNG industry the BC Liberals proposed during last year’s provincial elections, according to the April 4 report.
The report was created by Premier Christy Clark’s LNG working group, which included LNG proponents, government officials, organized labour and aboriginal band representatives.
“We are going to make sure that the workforce is there to build these projects for British Columbia because it will matter tremendously for a whole generation of people,” “ Clark said at a press conference in Victoria, adding the LNG industry has the potential to create 100,000 new jobs.
The report also zeroes in on the need for skills training and recommends cutting any red tape that would stall workers from being trained quickly in the coming years.
