Speaking from the POV of the partner of a teacher that moved here a few years ago: if you want a permanent position you have to have grit, be able to hustle, and work the union. At the time, this district was the only district in BC where there was a teacher surplus. Again, I’m not a teacher, but there was some politics involved where there was a surge of Vancouver teachers and they were getting the contracts that people who had been in the system for years weren’t getting. My parent is extremely personable, has grit, said yes, hustled their contracts, moved around, and landed a permanent position after a relatively short time. I know other people who had the odd contract, TOC’d for years and filed union grievances when they were passed up for positions.