 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
- v- T) _* P5 ?0 U/ u9 e! V0 f1 w D2 v
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: t) i, f" X6 U! D4 L, J; |3 m
"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.
/ R6 n- P* x N1 \" I0 A4 A F# i Q$ z4 w; Q/ F A
“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."
. h8 G- [! I j0 L
! i+ v. I( X+ z1 ~5 {2 C3 m0 y. UThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.
4 ?/ E9 m+ V. X' b0 q4 J; ?" V2 M% @ C( S
This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
7 C- E5 d6 _8 H" z+ H" ?; p6 A; {# h8 K/ J; @5 f
The coalition is asking government to:( q& ~" u9 o. \- ~
& \5 D- p- C; RChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 Z# f- R7 G0 I, [) @! a
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
/ |7 S) i3 E* L# g# F( K+ UChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
0 l3 L: @* o" I9 `7 l1 DStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ l; u0 T9 ~) Z+ q8 e I7 h% 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.& B v8 J6 ~/ T9 z# e
# K) m( F! b( M1 V' I
"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.5 ]8 V) ^6 J9 J' f1 B
7 Y, D _; ^9 a5 Y3 ^# W9 ]The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
( a8 D% E2 i8 ?2 Q7 k- G% M7 {7 ^# v9 P5 W* W! r
Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 d' E2 J/ Z- t1 z9 M
6 ^: ], U4 s9 n$ x- M' B) D. t; b
"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.) u i% C+ R3 s: V1 y% J
|
|