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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: E4 I' _: n8 W" i( a, \9 vA 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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: i9 ]. i  ]3 Z* v"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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“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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The 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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; H- G( V/ f% W1 `3 J3 l0 QThe coalition is asking government to:
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8 J  n- V. e8 s4 nChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
/ i' v) |% @: I: w& T" `! }: wMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 W1 \+ V+ |/ E) R* k; \' s8 mChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
$ c/ x& u' W. J  H1 a7 V* 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.
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5 @$ i/ P; x, u6 ]  m( B"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.

9 s3 l8 v4 u' V& `" jThe 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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9 `" s! u# i+ T/ h7 WCurrently 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

这个有什么意义呢？

xinri23

shaguaym 发表于 2012-3-4 12:41
这个有什么意义呢？

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