Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Suruj Rambachan made the announcement on Wednesday at a news conference in Port of Spain.
He noted that Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner to Canada, Philip Buxo, is "working assiduously" to secure opportunities for nationals to fill 300 positions in Canada’s oil industry.
He said the Ministry of Labour would be responsible for recruitment as an extension of the Foreign Workers' Programme, which has operated for 42 years.
Buxo is expected to go to Alberta in the next few weeks for discussions on the job opportunities. T&T's Labour Liaison Consul in Canada, Anthony Sanchez, will accompany the High Commissioner.
While Alberta has been attracting hordes of workers from across Canada to meet the demands for skilled and semi skilled workers in the oil patch the specialised demands far exceed the local labour supply. This is why the Albertans are looking to Port of Spain for a solution to their problem.
Several Canadian companies are involved in Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector and are familiar with the high quality of training and performance that our workers provide. The jobs that are in highest demand are steamfitters and pipe fitters. But Trinidad and Tobago officials believe that more opportunities are possible.
According to Sanchez, "It is very likely that the requirement for employment in Alberta for other occupations other than the steamfitters and pipefitters will continue to be reviewed because of the acute shortage of labour".
Alberta’s energy sector is growing at a rapid rate and Mr. Buxo believes that there are going to be opportunities for hundreds of semi-skilled and skilled workers in the fields of processing, services, pipeline and offshore operations.
The potential for employment in the energy sector is high. “What is also encouraging is that several energy projects that had been put on hold due to the global economic meltdown are now getting back on stream, making the demand for labour high,” Buxo told JYOTI.
He said the Ministry of Labour would be responsible for recruitment as an extension of the Foreign Workers' Programme, which has operated for 42 years.
Buxo is expected to go to Alberta in the next few weeks for discussions on the job opportunities. T&T's Labour Liaison Consul in Canada, Anthony Sanchez, will accompany the High Commissioner.
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| HC Buxo and Sanchez at work at the T&T consulate in Toronto |
Several Canadian companies are involved in Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector and are familiar with the high quality of training and performance that our workers provide. The jobs that are in highest demand are steamfitters and pipe fitters. But Trinidad and Tobago officials believe that more opportunities are possible.
According to Sanchez, "It is very likely that the requirement for employment in Alberta for other occupations other than the steamfitters and pipefitters will continue to be reviewed because of the acute shortage of labour".
Alberta’s energy sector is growing at a rapid rate and Mr. Buxo believes that there are going to be opportunities for hundreds of semi-skilled and skilled workers in the fields of processing, services, pipeline and offshore operations.
The potential for employment in the energy sector is high. “What is also encouraging is that several energy projects that had been put on hold due to the global economic meltdown are now getting back on stream, making the demand for labour high,” Buxo told JYOTI.
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