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7 G/ v/ \8 Z3 J5 Z/ n6 MA 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.0 Y+ i, j$ Z" ^1 j2 I" M
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“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."' V# I2 } l, w' Z
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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.
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0 a, X9 }0 p: h& HThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups. l% m/ c% y+ x' U2 Z7 @
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The coalition is asking government to:4 d* @9 Q' i1 D; S9 e1 |5 z3 v
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.6 q1 }$ E% E1 ?9 |4 y
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.. i0 ~" Y ?! Y. U5 f! D1 p
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.1 `$ _4 U2 i& ]. G+ j5 P
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 Y, H) \0 R) q+ ~- Z* `& F4 L' }“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.; o7 {3 ~2 ~, z
0 n( X, `! O$ T8 h- Q+ e% f6 Z3 \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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: |7 J6 B* C- d! e; X t/ \1 \1 gCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 M! n/ ]- G" m1 r6 Q+ p
( J4 s1 x* y0 F6 s' R2 w2 V"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. o/ a- W4 R w( {
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