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% B/ d/ d4 R" ^! H+ X) bA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.5 }( ~; n" g8 f. W
' t/ ]0 L a% t( n; C2 d"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.# z. u( L1 l& c. F7 _
( n9 \# U* X" {7 g$ A- 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."$ p/ m4 b3 W: `% W
& \6 G! r- E% B( C: E& iThe 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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This 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:% T0 U" D& r; @) ^, [ w1 t
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.2 {5 W. \; O+ ~5 T5 p, @( B) C
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' I, O" E. U1 r, {4 `& |5 `3 V
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
* N+ ? l% j& W- ^Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process. l! c' X5 R# \
“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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7 f5 g8 m$ Z; d; t/ MThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton., ~3 D+ M8 ^/ P' ] j, ?
; t. b8 b# z, T8 T5 [5 _Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.! ?5 l, i% H$ p+ L$ [ O
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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.
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