 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1 }8 b( ^' s' B6 _% {" B0 L
4 x0 d$ S8 P! j" v; c8 ~+ H/ T7 wA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.0 ^$ W$ M8 `" P: E, \: T
0 A: P3 ]5 p: Q5 S6 r"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.% Q. H5 c8 U: l, B
% v6 Z$ r- |7 P; b' I' o5 H
“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."* ]+ u" f) `3 ^
+ y) A0 U( q* ?. q0 c5 w7 H
The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.
! f- @" Z( v/ y& N! V! y9 s, C( k$ a$ e% o6 f! \& f
This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.- N, L1 M5 I% Y& ~; T
5 ~% F V- {1 E) @- |9 CThe coalition is asking government to:
; s- \7 l' X Y5 Y7 s5 u: {$ A: O! M& v1 Q
Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% B- E4 ]" M5 W5 c: rMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 I) a( z2 G5 i, M ]Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.7 F! p2 E0 ^5 G3 N8 ?6 G+ r
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.+ o. \) c* M& N' {! b
“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.1 S$ M- \# v4 [% E% T9 m7 k
; x8 H1 I) O* v6 F: \9 x! M1 H"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.% }- l- Z- [4 }7 ?: X: s- C2 G
- a# \1 \" w- A
The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
$ M( N: z1 a1 X* H3 E3 m; Q% X
2 A& y+ [2 A$ gCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 V; @% S3 M3 C4 T; `: }' ]1 C
" F4 _ `4 m6 J' D- d8 D# O"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.
2 v. L& s& p+ p( G ^ |
|