Impacts of the pandemic on the trucking industry
The trucking industry in the GTA faces a lot of challenges because of the COVID pandemic. The number of open positions has reduced while competition for them has increased. As a result, many new licensees with no experience cannot find a job. A lot of truck driving schools have also been affected and some are closed because of the pandemic. Driving tests were also cancelled for a while, but they have started again. In the classes that are on, students have to sit far apart. Classes that used to be for 12 students are now for six students and they cost twice as much. Many students want to join the trucking industry but there is no room for new ones. Nevertheless, many provincial programs keep targeting Truck Drivers. Immigration pathways for truckers exist in several PNPs as well as Truck Drivers are included in the in-demand occupation lists including Ontario.
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