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.

* Z/ ?1 Q5 L5 i! T5 u: s2 F- 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.

8 F/ I5 I3 v* N! Z2 [* y“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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.

- B* c' \, M. L& ]) |1 jThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.

The coalition is asking government to:

% w9 z% u! r- d& Z  k+ ?Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
  \6 ]# \# z; M9 b4 {" D* t2 oChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 C$ ~$ U. C* h. |2 F+ t5 d“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 B! B6 J0 \5 v2 [4 \8 u9 g"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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2 p/ {- |  U) Y& p5 z: p3 FThe 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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"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 发表于 2012-3-4 12:41
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