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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% y) _1 s9 P( J7 gA 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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9 m* ^( p4 t' d; 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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; X) ~! o: j* |0 K% JThe 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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& ~1 ~- D" I/ N1 q4 z. DThis 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:
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# K/ {, v, e5 m' n, ~4 J9 VChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
6 ]7 w% ?+ [& x9 AMake 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.
" ~% ]% R& Y8 p( w3 O) zStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
5 `6 `3 ?# V) g3 x- D1 C0 ]“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.

7 o) p+ R) z: g8 |+ _"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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The 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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" Z0 l, Z8 Y) PCurrently 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

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xinri23

shaguaym 发表于 2012-3-4 12:41
这个有什么意义呢？

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