J. D. Irving, one of Atlantic Canada's largest employers, is holding a series of job fairs in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia in an effort to lure Maritimers back home.
'There are opportunities.'- Mary Keith, J. D. Irving
The job fairs are targeting skilled tradespeople in particular. J. D. Irving has a long list of current job openings and is expecting 2,000 more in the next few years.
"We're coming up on a wave of retirements that will be occurring and so there are opportunities," said Irving's Mary Keith.
"Our human resources group would have travelled to a number of different locations in Ontario, Alberta, as well as B.C."
The job fairs are called Welcome Home, and Keith says Irving is hoping to attract homesick Maritimers.
"We wanted to make them aware of the fact that there are opportunities here back home and a great way of life and a good standard of living," said Keith.
"There are those who are interested, and I got a call, actually, this morning."
Keith said the job fairs in Grand Prairie and Fort McMurray, Alta., attracted large turnouts of displaced Maritimers interested in moving back to the region.
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