 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 F; _0 l0 i7 W
2 X8 T. F* W% \+ R
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.
! C8 V# |* F* u
/ |* k- b) k/ b% i( E"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.
0 P- i2 C1 _ Q9 f$ w7 x4 {5 j, {" x Y4 i) g
“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."/ r% \9 o) U9 b: b, F! r+ y* V2 y
8 g2 S/ R; r. j; ~2 t" E# n
The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.: c. S4 {6 K8 N+ L% f1 |& ?9 Z
8 b/ m. b/ Y+ o+ p: U6 J2 MThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.$ ~0 }( ^; C: {! ~* d" s8 ]2 K
4 d. Q1 k6 i' Q4 t) A& T
The coalition is asking government to:- P2 o5 U( \" s# |
' I K7 j8 b5 ^
Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
' R- A9 Y" z& DMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.9 Y/ c2 Q7 Q, N% J
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
+ E% [/ G9 k% |- A, J- Z; uStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.2 |+ E# G; M1 `3 e9 n& N; X
“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.' d2 h* K5 r8 F' [# l2 S/ G
5 }7 L- g$ s+ T% l5 W- H. y1 G0 @"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.
4 _+ b/ L4 V! B' e" _7 a$ g# |
The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
9 E) S3 S0 Q3 p# }, d7 R
) Y3 i# I" X! O- W. O5 y$ aCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.) P6 h* n$ }8 R0 w; B9 b' I
1 {0 V; ?$ J. v' B& q
"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.
, h) z: W7 @- U7 ~ s( \* i1 \0 U. Y |
|