Why is it so hard to become a trucker in Canada now?

The boom time for British drivers to emigrate to Canada was back in 2006-2008 when a government issued LMO from the potential employer was the only requirement providing the driver could meet the criteria regarding experience and criminal record checks, health checks
etc and LMO’s were reasonably straightforward to acquire.
Now with the LMIA requirements and regulations the whole system seems to be more of a convoluted process and opportunities are fewer but that said it is still possible to emigrate as a truck driver if you can find a company who are willing to jump through all the hoops.
The big problem now is the brand new minimum entry level training (MELT) which now means that obtaining a Canadian CDL (truck driving license) now takes several weeks training and costs a minimum of $10,000. This is actual law and applies equally whether or not you already held a European LGV license or even how many previous years experience you have.