Canada is Facing Acute Forest Sector Workforce Challenges

The Canadian forest sector is currently struggling to recruit enough workers with the necessary skills and knowledge to fulfil its potential as a solutions provider to national policy priorities. EcoCanada warns that forestry professionals, including forest technologists, technicians, logging truck drivers, heavy equipment operators, and forestry/logging labourers, are at high risk for critical shortages over the next decade. These roles make up the backbone of our forest-to-buildings supply chains, alongside new roles in design and engineering that are required to support innovation in the forest bioeconomy.

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