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If you have the wherewithal to be able to build a house, you can do any job out there. So, without a compelling offer, why work in construction? Everyone and th

If you have the wherewithal to be able to build a house, you can do any job out there. So, without a compelling offer, why work in construction? Everyone and their brother will happily hire you to do something else. Perhaps the government could be more heavy-handed, only allowing immigrants into the country under force of building houses, but that goes against Canadian culture, not to mention that other industries who rely on immigrant labour would cry fowl and the Canadians working in construction will feel attacked. Not going to happen. The only real way around it is to see Canada's job market crumble. When building homes is the only work available, then you'll see people begging for those types of jobs (Canadian citizens included). But when there is work elsewhere, most people are going to go elsewhere. Building homes is not exactly compelling work – at least not at the going rate.

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osigurdson 3y ago
>> If you have the wherewithal to be able to build a house, you can do any job out there I don't think that follows. Framing, drywall, plumbing, electrical work, etc., are distinct trades. I don't see how being skilled in these areas translates to employability in other fields.
- randomdata 3y ago
  Did you miss that we're talking about humans, not purpose-built robots? If you, a human, can handle building houses, you can handle doing anything. We're quite an adaptable species.
  - osigurdson 3y ago
    Trying applying for a job in a completely new field with no experience in it and see how well you do. While humans are adaptable, there are other humans to choose from in a candidate pool that represent a lower risk. Maybe I would make a great lawyer, but I have no experience or education in the field so I won't get to find out in this lifetime.
    - randomdata 3y ago
      > there are other humans to choose from It seems you've got your tech coloured glasses on again. Yeah, sure, you'll have 100 programmers lined up down the street. Comes with the high salary territory. But not so much in other industries. Try hiring for something like a cook. You are taking the first person that comes along, no questions asked. If you don't, you'll have nobody. And, indeed, cooking in particular attracts a lot of immigrants, not to mention many people looking to escape construction. And who can blame them? Who wants to suffer the brutally cold Canadian winter hammering nails when you can thrill people with your culinary treats from a warm kitchen? I'm sure at some price point people would be compelled to switch over to construction – everyone has a price – but home buyers by and large aren't willing to pay that much. In fact, they endlessly complain they are already paying too much. > I have no experience or education in the field If you can build a house you can gain said education and experience. Still, kind of an obtuse example given the legal encumberments. It's not lack of education or experience that keeps you from becoming a lawyer – it is the supply management system. Not unlike why you aren't becoming a dairy farmer in Canada, even though I'm quite sure you could manage milking a cow just fine, you just legally can't do it without jumping through tremendous hurdles intended to keep you out so that those on the inside can maintain an artificially high income.
      - osigurdson 3y ago
        I give up. If one can build a house, one can do anything :).

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osigurdson 3y ago

>> If you have the wherewithal to be able to build a house, you can do any job out there I don't think that follows. Framing, drywall, plumbing, electrical work, etc., are distinct trades. I don't see how being skilled in these areas translates to employability in other fields.

randomdata 3y ago
Did you miss that we're talking about humans, not purpose-built robots? If you, a human, can handle building houses, you can handle doing anything. We're quite an adaptable species.
- osigurdson 3y ago
  Trying applying for a job in a completely new field with no experience in it and see how well you do. While humans are adaptable, there are other humans to choose from in a candidate pool that represent a lower risk. Maybe I would make a great lawyer, but I have no experience or education in the field so I won't get to find out in this lifetime.
  - randomdata 3y ago
    > there are other humans to choose from It seems you've got your tech coloured glasses on again. Yeah, sure, you'll have 100 programmers lined up down the street. Comes with the high salary territory. But not so much in other industries. Try hiring for something like a cook. You are taking the first person that comes along, no questions asked. If you don't, you'll have nobody. And, indeed, cooking in particular attracts a lot of immigrants, not to mention many people looking to escape construction. And who can blame them? Who wants to suffer the brutally cold Canadian winter hammering nails when you can thrill people with your culinary treats from a warm kitchen? I'm sure at some price point people would be compelled to switch over to construction – everyone has a price – but home buyers by and large aren't willing to pay that much. In fact, they endlessly complain they are already paying too much. > I have no experience or education in the field If you can build a house you can gain said education and experience. Still, kind of an obtuse example given the legal encumberments. It's not lack of education or experience that keeps you from becoming a lawyer – it is the supply management system. Not unlike why you aren't becoming a dairy farmer in Canada, even though I'm quite sure you could manage milking a cow just fine, you just legally can't do it without jumping through tremendous hurdles intended to keep you out so that those on the inside can maintain an artificially high income.
    - osigurdson 3y ago
      I give up. If one can build a house, one can do anything :).