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) a' N1 _: M' I- ], H: @2 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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# N1 b) f: [5 I) {, K1 F"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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- C( u# |+ p8 q“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.". m6 g0 o9 f; L' r3 |
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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.4 n1 ^' O% o1 n6 L* d
9 p1 ?7 ]0 h! E6 K. l' GThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:
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$ n |) o) R: h. yChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 W2 ~5 h; ~4 ?8 Z2 H
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.( D( o9 ~2 `+ j# N
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 H$ r, ^8 S5 V) K
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 W. o7 x% u5 y6 u: I9 q4 j“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.5 S& d7 U- Q a& D- O/ g; _
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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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) V/ o9 h, O% M$ bThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.4 I; R% u$ M/ M" _
: o* j* d/ h# n1 N5 U4 MCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.' e* _7 J/ \$ b( [3 Q( f
7 i; z( r* W; |( _# h8 |2 K3 G"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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