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+ K+ y! H/ K+ f% v* k( v( qA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.* N2 B, n* G( t
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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./ E/ ^2 X% Z; a" \# o$ {. W
0 t' Z! V3 g* o+ Q! @5 G8 ?8 D+ G3 |“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.") o8 d8 t/ z. b7 g) I2 v
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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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& [# U5 e# n8 rThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.+ u; D8 t1 V/ H* v. m
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The coalition is asking government to:5 o* s; u. s& M& F
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ Y7 s% `% b+ H/ ^" l
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
" \! z2 a+ L) t9 _/ ]( UChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! w0 {6 V$ w* ^Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
' ^9 ?) d) y! T0 ]0 ~“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.) p) ^7 y8 G: q! [( ~
( P7 F$ ]2 [ H( @6 J5 O0 E"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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.' J1 t1 T2 D1 G9 C) N
" u# T+ L/ X0 m! v- o eCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.5 z; r; V+ Q: M9 s/ j1 k% @, D& G% p
( b* S2 W# T, @0 x$ H4 a" F"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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