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! p- k. N, {3 l( Z/ f. ?$ JA 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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5 |! Y @; K5 R5 O5 n- x"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.1 l: |5 x4 x6 a* n3 c5 i
' c6 q V6 A, a6 J% k4 \2 ?“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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+ \9 f3 ?! v( t% s+ E4 Q7 \, jThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.3 w( w: y9 m0 S# E. d9 ?! J
) e* P( ]$ ^0 d" ]4 KThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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5 S% T. h2 l* G' [! r+ rThe coalition is asking government to:& ?3 N# ]; J& g% ~( K( t
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ H I" l$ e: q* l
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants./ w1 c; O- f& u
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.) y- u1 Q9 Q" t" F# `& F" _
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.- ~+ Y% @3 u. P, }5 I1 Z% `
“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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"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.
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5 p* O9 G1 a3 s( ]The 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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" k+ V1 _! h/ {) i+ H; \$ e$ k"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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