With high  unemployment in Canada .. a rate that does NOT capture contractors and self-employed 'between jobs' without work .. employers still want to drive down wages by pretending there is a labour shortage. Unemployment will grow as 40% of existing jobs are lost to automation & artificial intelligence within 15 yrs. Unemployment is endemic in immigrant source nations.  China & India have populations of 1.5-BILLION EACH. Pakistan has 195-million, while the Philippines has a 100-million. Sub-Saharan Africa has a billion people. There are many over-populated nations in the world where populations & problems, including unemployment, grow.  Toronto Dominion Bank's Economic Unit reported there are no existing or foreseeable labour shortages in its report 'Jobs in Canada: Where, What and For Whom. Canadian  employers bring in  low-paid workers while politicians ignore the serious implications which will ensure government debts & deficits grow. Most jobs are now part-time. Stop pretending!