cbc上关于劳动力短缺的新闻（对另一个帖子的跟进）

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A coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.
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$ I( w! h* c0 X1 J% U"Every sector of the economy will be hit hard by a shortage of workers," said coalition spokesperson Richard Truscott, Alberta director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses.
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“Governments and industry must work together quickly to explore opportunities to improve temporary worker and permanent immigration programs to meet the needs of a growing economy."
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1 z  _0 e' ?; A1 H( XThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:

Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
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Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 I: }: Y- D* p) \, H8 }1 K/ p“What’s needed now is the recognition that we must aggressively recruit in international labour markets," said Tim Shipton, President of the Alberta Enterprise Group.
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9 |4 n$ `9 h7 d/ n" e! ["We need to recognize that we are competing not just with the United States, not just with western Canada, we are competing globally for a small pool of skilled workers out there so we need the system to become much more responsive and streamlined to the needs of the economy, he said.
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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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4 g7 T- p& r# o2 z) ]! J"We will be more successful in this effort if the federal and provincial governments make the necessary changes to help employers gain access to the human resources we need,” Shipton said.
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shaguaym

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shaguaym 发表于 2012-3-4 12:41
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