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' M; T7 g6 R8 j eA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.' E5 s1 ?% }. ~$ h; ^* I6 _
. N5 j) C1 J- W; q9 k# V! C3 E) C"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.7 w& E: P/ o1 H+ \) ?2 B0 C$ Y
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“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."2 v t, m& x& W& ^$ P) A+ _
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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.4 q/ k/ B( L2 A% @
3 _7 u0 C) e4 w8 o4 KThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.% z6 a$ A- q! R0 R0 d
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The coalition is asking government to:1 e6 S1 T8 \( B( U
* ^! [9 i$ v0 k3 wChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.& O$ Y! J" l) N
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.7 R% G/ ]- @% m2 `
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.# [/ k; |) x. W9 e
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ l6 t& l9 T) e7 g& X3 ~9 H“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.5 x) P$ E) h2 [1 }7 F( z( f
6 d1 L( ^" D: ^& E# l) `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.
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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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