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/ Q# ` T: z$ [! T: k1 k3 x& IA 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.2 h# A8 ^3 f4 u1 J! L b9 [
7 k+ B! s1 x7 g% U2 u“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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+ `, y# W2 m1 i4 @' i' t% wThe 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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( J7 H; C; r% ]. mThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.5 r( ~* z: l& \* V0 \ L
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The coalition is asking government to:
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6 b9 Q; I/ _( j6 g# {6 nChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ d7 v/ w" C6 c3 J! t5 B' LMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
- M; U/ _ F' r- O0 q- x& wChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
" _$ v2 w0 t0 I! IStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.- {: {8 [3 N6 l$ p3 y4 g; 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.! ]: ~, C7 ^+ r; |3 g% R: U. ]" E
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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.* F4 f W& P' x' M
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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.( K7 I3 X- u; L3 N6 _) I8 i& i; d
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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.' i# [6 f- B7 X5 U7 B8 G& L2 i) W
5 X2 p3 o1 t+ I+ R) y"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./ h0 l, l+ a0 G4 W& k* Y
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