In Moncton, if someone wants to work full time year-round, they are more likely to find a job. Basically, there is a cultural shift toward year-round work.
In the northern part of the province, there are many seasonal jobs. We know a lot of people who have those types of jobs.
You talked about anglophone rural regions, which are located much closer to large centres than northern regions, for instance. In Moncton—or close to the Moncton area—a company involved in a seasonal industry will have a different experience than a company from the province's north because their employees can find another job. Essentially, if they are not happy with their seasonal job, they will go elsewhere. That has forced companies to diversify and find other ways of doing things because they couldn't keep their seasonal employees. It may not be generalized, but this phenomenon applies to most of the companies.
In the northern part of the province, however, the employee often has no other option. The system becomes sort of a crutch for companies, as they don't need to diversify their operations. They know they will keep their employees because they need to work a certain number of weeks. The system is also something of a crutch for those workers, since they know they don't have to find another job.
So this definitely creates some particular situations. Earlier, companies from outside the province were discussed.
Lets take for example a company that has set up shop in the northern part of the province and wants to provide year-round jobs, but cannot find skilled workers. At some point, the government changes....