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, w% U5 A" i2 vA 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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“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."( }1 S0 l. k) X9 N& P' r
7 L$ D* h/ O# `; TThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.1 B9 t2 G! j0 J3 [+ r/ @
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.) h( ^0 h: b8 `& B# ]
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The coalition is asking government to:; i$ A. w6 O, `6 u+ D U: L
6 q6 {; \* U- _$ o4 B; }Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
7 Y& J* f. s3 J6 t; xMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." Z% `9 g# t+ i0 r# L
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
+ p- V* ]7 M. y) l$ v7 c/ t8 z3 UStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.+ w$ c, Z4 D2 [
“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.( ?9 E4 m3 v7 `2 k
6 ?8 D; L8 L9 x# z"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.( T: @( G' B* r6 Z
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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.' L4 J/ D3 H1 P& V' W/ W' \; E: H, w7 _( J
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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.5 Z& p$ a% z. |4 Q: O; _
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