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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.
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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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3 H; x% |) t$ ~; ?+ o“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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* ~& k2 X Q5 u% cThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.4 [8 z8 Y7 u! o
3 y' P' c ^( ~9 s1 x! K& v$ QThis 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:
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/ K& x" Y% K H" f4 U! n5 q) HChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- V& W5 H' h! o( J
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." P! H( b4 ^- n* o& u* S0 J/ o. _/ W
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions., H! ~/ b7 O: x6 ]- k$ }: {9 }5 x. P
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.% k/ \3 h/ j/ A: P8 N& I( n
“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.& H. R# w* l6 e. C
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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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.0 K% V: c4 e. v4 c
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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.
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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.$ z4 @9 y: x% ~9 S* y' i8 J
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