Dan Mazier at the Science and Research Committee

On November 28th, 2022. See this statement in context.

November 28th, 2022 / 8:15 p.m.

Conservative

Dan Mazier Conservative Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB

Thank you, Chair.

Thank you to the witnesses for coming out this evening. This is going to be for all of you, and you'll all get a chance to answer this question.

According to a report released by the Vancouver Public Library Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre, 33% of biotechnology and life sciences employers in Canada are reporting skills shortages and 20% have job vacancies in their companies.

How significant is the skilled labour shortage in the Canadian biotechnology industry?

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