 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
刚刚上去网站找到的新闻稿,英文,和大家分享一下7 ]2 t j4 V8 D
! p. e3 f$ }% @, e. ~, D
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.# b& a, j& \3 D0 I' `- Q
5 j! e) v/ S0 Q, Y) p5 `! Z
"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.
4 ]& O& E' t. ]0 W! G6 c/ Y
% p+ J+ ^; W/ |3 z# f0 w, x“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.", M/ [; O! T' ?" w9 ?
" `( k% Q& z! Z1 h4 {- YThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.6 D. h# j3 B. N- E3 {7 t s
2 _! x5 [/ N8 e% ^) dThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
+ A$ b' R5 M5 d2 c. g* W0 b8 b- a. G4 c" n# T* D9 R+ C7 v( P7 h a
The coalition is asking government to:" l/ h# c. d1 T
9 J$ H' o5 Z" U
Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.; L5 I" R0 F6 Z7 R7 ?
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 _) V5 @& f: JChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.& n G+ h. Q, T* M; D
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
' ?& T0 m+ D7 \) h; Z“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.% |, s% O* c* U+ a% R
$ G2 ]( l$ d+ h9 ~8 Y"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.; V4 N; R" z7 `5 h" ?1 T
) X* F5 Z5 N7 [7 Y# |7 E
The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton., [$ p' B+ u( K5 _' s
0 o; w9 \" J8 L( L
Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
! m8 h/ z5 e) o! \. q$ z2 D. `- e/ ~: s7 F% ?8 k) F, h2 j3 Y: K) ~
"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., |. O; ~& `0 q$ G4 y
|
|