Posted AT 6:06 AM EST on 17/09/07
The great Western job rush
What's that great sucking sound? It's Western Canada pulling workers from across the country into jobs created by the region's booming economy.A shortage of skilled employees in the West has spread to the rest of Canada, and that's causing great consternation in corner offices from coast to coast.
"The West has become the great big vacuum cleaner of talent in the country," said Dean MacDonald, chief executive officer at Persona Communications Corp.
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