 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0 R0 w* p8 ^" M! g# @7 y
5 m$ _( A: {1 ~0 s- d0 O9 G8 TA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.
# V/ K+ {# E# L# }# F* }7 {8 ?& u4 S, L
"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.: k6 q" ^) { Z8 C. k; c
1 q6 C) Z+ |6 E% U, c) T: \; ?“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."
: C9 I( T E5 H% u$ w- _
Z. ?$ F3 ]3 |The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.7 p1 e9 l2 G& M }7 \
) f+ i' C4 Y# ^' O4 V- [3 t, cThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
9 G3 u2 f/ N; [* V% s6 o& }. c9 h2 y3 e; ]2 \$ p8 p* E1 S
The coalition is asking government to:
: j9 w2 }: Z; }! P
( q( J/ W. o& O9 _# u3 n! DChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
4 C& Q" B, M+ V3 h, x) Z8 OMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
7 K( S9 q* d K+ TChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.$ T+ @2 S4 s( m) S9 Q
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
; \2 @! Z+ u& \+ ~“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.
) I* B' k$ m! V( F7 `) j5 y0 _) p0 M( c0 d9 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.( r8 _ p! g8 m& n& G' I# j( V, f
. @% R% s. M2 r" ?8 l$ L
The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.) a4 s8 B7 }( m! ~8 j# k0 o
5 G" Q9 T- K* ?, F* f
Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.2 k) L, Z; b$ ~9 f% j
8 r/ ?: E6 \& X7 G- X7 ?2 m& 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.
$ q/ I8 }8 Z" s) m& U5 P |
|