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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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+ c( h2 t4 Z4 ^% f"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.: ^, \1 K$ X& s: o& b. V* A0 q# _
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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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0 i$ `. j% Q! b# c2 j+ ?) CThe 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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.6 @' W% r, i1 t" F' {) S) E0 T4 Q
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands. Q1 q1 Y3 l% m/ ~: R
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.) x/ L# b5 p* `, M
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.& U; `% b& m6 B3 h/ D# H
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
" g. \. |( L) e/ X“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./ d. G h3 z9 H" N* {+ i7 V
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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.; R. N- s; c2 h+ [6 H+ x
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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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