Employers and a small-business advocacy group say the Canada Response Benefit and its predecessor have provided a lingering disincentive for people to work, causing an unprecedented worker shortage.
Herbert Hildebrandt, VP of business development at Precision Fab Inc. in Aylmer, Ont., says his company had a difficult time getting workers for the past year. The plant, which employs 120 people, builds containers that allow automotive parts to be shipped from 40 small suppliers in southern Ontario to automotive assembly lines elsewhere.
