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+ {3 M) E! b* G! zA 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.( _% `. k- F m) J0 J: N
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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."
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% Q; l, O4 R! U% @3 H7 U1 YThe 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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/ [% s8 S1 _8 x: |4 {. aThis 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:/ ~* O j3 |! i+ c N1 R" M
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 R; p- e! a) e7 Y: ~* t
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.+ Z! d4 |: k$ }) y4 k
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
G7 P; X5 R# r% LStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( G0 G! m4 C K$ f5 z% Q, ~7 W“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. B. `. m l5 z$ [: C" p
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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.+ a) M+ s+ j+ C0 y- r
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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.& B2 v- H9 I* Q8 H
& m) n! g d2 c: eCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.* j2 i' P( ~6 C3 N; r4 R
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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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