Canadian Federation Of Independent Business: Advocacy Group

Dan Kelly Dept: A labour and skills shortage and an eroding work ethic are among the chief concerns for the new head of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the advocacy group for small- and medium-sized businesses, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The federation's members in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador are the most likely to say they're short of workers, said Kelly, an 18-year veteran at the organization and the Canadian Press / Handout Dan Kelly, the new president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, shakes hands with Catherine Swift, the lobby group s outgoing president. CP Canada's demographics indicate the country is headed for a labour shortage in many pockets of the country where jobs can't be filled at times "where there are people on unemployment," said Dan Kelly, who on Friday was named the new president of the lobby group, succeeding longtime president Catherine Swift. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.