YOUR PERSPECTIVE: B.C.’s future is looking bright

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But we’ve been preparing for these job openings.

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Since 2017, we’ve added thousands of education and training opportunities in the sectors that will have the highest demand for workers, including technology, healthcare, and the trades.

This includes hundreds of new seats in nursing programs at universities and colleges, as well as work underway now to open a new medical school at Simon Fraser University.

We’ve invested in 2,900 additional seats in post-secondary tech programs, to support the growing tech sector with homegrown talent. And we are working to encourage more people to pursue careers in the trades, by rebuilding apprenticeship supports that the old government tore down.

One of the most important things we’ve been doing to support our current and future workforce is making historic investments in child care. Without access to affordable child care, many parents, and especially many women, cannot go back to work after they have kids. This can result in an unfair gender gap that leaves women behind.

And that is why our government is doing things differently.

In addition to funding thousands of new child care spaces, and reducing costs for parents, we’ve added over 1,500 spaces in Early Childhood Education post-secondary programs and increased wages for ECEs. Known as the workforce behind the workforce, ECEs make it possible for even more people to take advantage of career opportunities.

Whatever comes our way, British Columbia is strongest when we look out for each other. The work we’re doing today will help lay the groundwork for an even stronger future, where nobody is left behind.

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Editor’s Note: This opinion piece reflects the views of its author, and does not necessarily represent the views of Fraser Valley Today or Pattison Media.