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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"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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$ Q( P6 j% R/ w' f$ [% |“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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4 ?) Z! g6 x! \( C' ^( LThe 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:

5 I& J1 {0 B" |, x  X: aChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
- K1 y6 Y; u  B% U# z. nMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
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.
7 Y9 U: o5 O6 N. u# o“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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0 O2 o9 f. ~9 P$ n"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.

8 V: z5 J4 P: _3 R/ n$ R& tThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.

  T/ p3 f6 z$ j" yCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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/ ^& n* {) M4 u/ N3 o$ G, N+ F3 S"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

这个有什么意义呢？

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shaguaym 发表于 2012-3-4 12:41
7 a! ~+ b, ~% ~! G, l" E5 _6 j这个有什么意义呢？

/ x( z: ~4 L( R) b1 l2 a理论性的东西