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* z: f y& O% hA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.0 g$ K6 c7 i( I B$ Y0 O6 l
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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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( A% m0 K- U2 x m4 r8 {“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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.% i* Y# y; o* y1 h/ s0 Y$ r
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.! |2 w4 e: R+ M+ M
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The coalition is asking government to:+ W% ?# |% u: c" y8 O
4 \ G, }8 l1 LChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.& B H1 p" t0 x4 i1 i
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.5 r! W; v5 n6 w% D. a. `& X* S
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.4 h) i, p1 @ |$ a. {1 N
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, h& B! W Q& J3 j, i9 E3 m“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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* f' d) Q9 Z& S9 Q8 T3 q"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- C' K4 ^3 ]5 h( yThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.2 {1 }- b% X! q9 u2 s1 y
/ `; i- `$ X- a4 J& n) H. WCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.6 ?5 X& Z' n/ O* }& O' |; e
( {" J0 G ]: U* q& }9 ?% e I8 J"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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