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A 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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"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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/ Z' L" J; A. z, x& u( Q( A6 XThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.$ _+ x0 \6 w+ h& z; U6 n4 U! H
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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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& r# x U9 G9 |- Q1 m1 l' |The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.& v( b& X4 _" s
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' M+ D4 t: |. B3 D+ k
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
7 S/ C* b ?- }$ y ]1 I3 T. W7 GStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. Y8 B0 a$ X U: T“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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0 w& s* {$ v% y v5 h! o t) y6 R"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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6 j/ ~( O7 k9 X! Y K: ^8 OThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.# v. Y3 h$ ?4 p
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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.' c. y/ c6 z/ F9 _. Z
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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.$ H8 W8 ] t+ A X1 |, T5 H
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