b'COVERJob availabilityespecially now, as Canada is facing a record-high labour shortageis BY THE NUMBERS especially lucrative, and some organizations are taking steps to engage women.Proportion of women and men employed in trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations in 2018, by province. There is notable underrepresentation of NEWFOUNDLAND ONTARIO AND LABRADOR 7%women, immigrants Women5%Men 93%WomenMen 95% and visible minorities in PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDMANITOBAapprenticeship programs. 5.8% 6.3% Women 93.3% Women93.7% Women form about half MenMenthe population of Canada, NOVA SCOTIASASKATCHEWANbut make up 13.7 per6.3% 6.8% WomenWomen Men 93.8% Men 93.2% cent of apprentices. National Apprenticeship NEW BRUNSWICKALBERTA Survey: Canada Overview 3.9% 6.7% WomenWomen Men95.9% Men 93.3% Report, 2015Our members are well aware of this situ-QUEBECBRITISH COLUMBIAation and are actively seeking ways to recruit, 6.2% 6.3%retain and re-train a diverse, skilled and tech-Women Women Men 93.8% Men93.7% savvy workforce in order to keep the construc-tion sector healthy and competitive. CCA is working on a national recruitment campaign to help position the [construction] industry *Source: Statistics Canada as a career of choice, says Van Buren.14lROOFINGBC l SUMMER 2019'