 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
+ }' v8 w& m1 r: h/ T0 X7 H, B/ e& K+ V( Z' A" h' i
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.
& h/ `# C6 E" }; H, R* E% J: r B& _; Y" S/ c) j3 T. F
"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.( V' h# i+ L$ c; u. c& D
* ^# Y. k ]& k/ u) C$ L
“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."! C/ E9 l( L3 O ?$ R2 N
1 W2 l* l' t: b# _. V, w6 K
The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.
9 Y: j3 I. e: i) K1 E- E6 \2 B
8 E' l7 @+ u- `2 G: ?) w' o) rThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.# t9 s: _0 ~+ y9 J6 w5 S- w
# Z$ g' O& J& l% l6 a
The coalition is asking government to:
- D+ X% j2 q8 \/ m' q5 m% o1 I F5 z) R
Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ f2 ?1 {* g- ~" }3 ^5 ?
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
$ r( g8 p8 ~" T. d+ iChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 m& _8 f/ J4 e! P/ C5 {8 `
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
) N- S$ c' C( _! u6 u. K% M“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.8 ^# b. ~: P1 S- H. {: t0 }2 h
9 x& Q t+ D2 B# K+ w( C"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.
0 ^- X0 `0 m0 p. e! C: Z* t( O
# p: P+ r: i4 l3 r) }The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton." U* J8 D5 R% X+ n) I5 V/ z
; ]* g4 m. n5 Y( E9 R; ?/ h$ bCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
! R3 ~* v2 I) O0 ?/ k' t5 Z$ k. s$ K3 g/ v% J1 L4 v# C2 D
"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.& W' l2 n+ U2 t
|
|