It's a huge issue. The tech shortage in the auto industry, specifically for dealers, is a wall we're facing and our industry is going to hit. Every ambulance, fire truck and car of nurses and politicians requires repairs by technicians. Only in Ontario are we facing a shortage of upwards of 3,000 workers who can fix those cars. During COVID, dealers were recognized as essential services because of the service they provided, mostly on the cars being used on the roads for nurses and doctors, so it's an essential issue.
For the temporary foreign worker program, its existence has not only helped, but been a key part in providing the provinces the ability to go and get the workers they need. What I'd say from a more granular standpoint is there are workers who are already here who just need their paperwork to be done rapidly.
