Thank you.
I appreciate the nuance; indeed, vacancies do not necessarily indicate a labour shortage.
I have a few examples to give. In Quebec, full-time nursing positions are vacant, because there are people who don't want to take full-time jobs for all sorts of reasons.
On the other hand, in Quebec, there is Opération main-d'oeuvre for priority sectors. The Minister of Labour and the government of Quebec have invested $3.9 billion over five years to achieve the objectives of attracting, training and requalifying the workforce, in the care economy, as you call it, as well as in information technology, engineering and construction.
Are there examples of similar measures being put in place by other provinces? You mentioned that labour is a provincial jurisdiction. Could we have some data?