制造业的移民问题
加拿大制造业雇佣了超过140万名工人，随着加拿大经济的增长，这一数字还将进一步增长。在这些工人中，近十分之三的年龄超过55岁，预计大多数人将在未来10年内退休。加拿大制造业生产的产品种类繁多，从食品饮料等主要生活必需品到高科技电子产品，不一而足。随着该行业对员工的需求不断增长，移民可以做出巨大贡献，确保加拿大人能够继续生产和获取高价值产品。
移民的影响
- 移民占制造业所有工人的30%以上。
- 在制造业的所有自雇工人中，几乎三分之一是移民。
- 在加拿大，移民在制造业中扮演着关键角色，移民工人的比例如下：
- 54%从事服装制造业
- 计算机和电子行业占42%
- 食品制造业占38%
- 电气设备、电器和零部件行业占37%
除非另有说明，所有统计数据均来自加拿大统计局 2021 年人口普查。
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