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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.# Z+ m8 h* M% Y4 v/ S% }
6 s* A2 B! D- h) [( s"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.) k8 \6 k! X% z7 x: T# h
0 x. C" C d+ w“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."8 K% j5 V) F# B$ K; {8 q. w
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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.5 z3 ]+ d: Z1 n% z! m( E' E
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.2 [0 I% {- Q# S* b
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The coalition is asking government to:2 q) W0 w$ O8 Y8 x+ S
& P2 ~* `) O5 WChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
4 N8 ]1 `% l2 O! jMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
+ G- c# I- V2 |/ e0 pChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
- u2 U3 M6 f5 x( \% h* VStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
* {6 }5 p/ S/ X" [1 a3 j, N) F“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.8 H3 T( h. b' N% P9 @# Z5 `
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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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% C3 o3 s# W& I; c! ~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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.' m" X" w. D w: S% _$ _" ?
+ U1 H6 J# B' p1 e* O0 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.
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