TEMPORARY-WORK-CAMP BUILDERS SHIFTING FOCUS TO B.C. FROM ALBERTA The B.C. government’s projections for job creation and economic development from liquefied natural gas (LNG) have, at times, been so astronomical as to invite scorn. There are 19 LNG projects proposed. The government has estimated that five LNG projects could generate 100,000 jobs over a nine-year period – an estimate the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) disputed in an analysis in July.
The CCPA put construction-period jobs at 2,000 to 3,000 over three years and only 200 to 300 permanent jobs. But companies that accurately gauge workforce markets might offer a more accurate snapshot of how many jobs one or two large LNG projects are likely to create.
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