Throne speech to tackle lack of skilled workers

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The speech from the throne on Wednesday will not just promise more jobs, it will address a lack of skilled workers that has left some Canadian jobs going begging, government sources say.

Sources told CBC News that the speech, to be delivered by Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean at 2:30 p.m. ET in Ottawa, will include a greater emphasis on attracting and retaining immigrant skilled workers, by giving more weight to work experience.

A recent report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce found that a low Canadian birth rate combined with an inefficient immigration system has created a perfect storm. The report, released Feb. 22, predicts that in the next decade, 100 per cent of net workforce growth will come from new immigrants to Canada.

Michael Atkinson, president of the Canadian Construction Association, said the government simply can't afford to ignore tradespeople and craftspeople in its new productivity agenda.

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/03/02/throne-speech-jobs-skills.html

So our 8 to 9% unemployment rate is because we don't have qualified people! What a bunch of CRAP. Everyone should become politicians and bankers. Then we would have no unemployment. We should export all our jobs to low wage areas, then we wouldn't have high wages holding down dividends!

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1. Well we don't have qualified people.

We've been short of people for years, and have had to import them.

Meanwhile a lot of workers have been laid off in manufacturing, or outright let go. There are retraining programs in place for them.