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9 R. o; Q8 f1 j5 W% NA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.4 G7 [" K% y( B% z
, W/ x& _0 B3 |* S+ ?! K" s, T"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.8 _* u2 ~6 J K; C) d
# M( b7 ?, w+ n" h0 v5 L“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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2 o( }4 Z4 o2 l! VThe 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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' n/ ~" n$ H( t! ~- @ }This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.4 P) a& c5 Q% ^- Q+ m8 `9 Z
; w; H% ~) M( i$ L: ]5 RThe coalition is asking government to:
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* J G# |, A# H z' P' Z0 {' RChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.) y# p6 Q; q9 D! \4 U
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
9 A+ O' t' q3 zChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' ?3 C! q0 B" ^: NStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ Q# A. f/ c* p( U& `
“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. K. J+ R; [. o8 v" R& \
( {8 n8 C4 o! J"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.3 K( D2 `# l$ V. f. q e
: u, U& ]( A3 n8 s/ I8 e, IThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.# z# N3 K5 Z( `0 r, l# ? T, G; v
- G: `2 m3 ]# x0 m. {* ~Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.# {2 u# }- I4 K, _
, u( n4 o4 M# R' W) f- a"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.( i+ h# b8 N% `% b7 i. j' s* t& o
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