Canada employers to discuss plans for sourcing Irish construction workers
A delegation from Canada will be in Ireland this week scouting for workers.
Senior Canadian government officials and representatives from two construction associations are visiting Dublin in a bid to try and fill job vacancies in construction and related sectors.
There are a projected 335,000 job opportunities coming up in British Columbia and Alberta between now and 2014, with the biggest demand relating to trades including carpenters, electricians and welders.
The Canadian delegation will hold talks with a number of bodies including the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Education and DIT while it is in Dublin this week.
