Trucking HR Canada (THRC) has released their September 2022 Special Report- Canada’s Supply Chain Woes Continue- Trucking and Logistics Sector Faced with Escalating Labour Shortages. 

The labour market information report provides updated THRC analysis and their perspective on how the ongoing recovery in the Canadian economy is progressing and the mechanisms driving the demand for key trucking and logistics occupations moving forward.

Summary

Canada’s Supply Chain Woes Continue summarizes how new vacancy numbers spell more bad news for trucking and logistics. Newly released Statistics Canada Census data for the second quarter of 2022 highlights a growing truck driver shortage, along with additional pressures in other occupations.

Based on THRC’s LMI system, Ontario has the highest number of vacant positions for truck drivers, at 9,110 positions, followed by Quebec with 5,565 vacancies. BC follows in third place, at 4,915 driver vacancies. The number of vacancies also rose in other trucking and logistics occupations between Q1 and Q2 2022.  

Download THRC’s Special Report: Canada’s Supply Chain Woes Continue- Trucking and Logistics Sector Faced with Escalating Labour Shortages here.