Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all of the witnesses for being here today.
My first questions are for Paul Pinchbeck from the Canadian Ski Council.
Mr. Pinchbeck, a few years ago, the Canadian Ski Council reported that up to 30% of job vacancies at ski resorts across the country could remain empty by the time ski season hit. Around the same time, in my region of British Columbia, Big White Ski Resort, which I'll say has “champagne powder”, as they say, said that of the 600 to 700 staff traditionally hired they had confirmed only 250 employees for the upcoming season.
Now, as we look forward to the 2024-25 season, are Canadian ski resorts still facing an issue of job vacancies?