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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.9 C% T* |9 Z+ w$ V4 Y/ P# S* V
1 K- F, J+ G* t) K# x1 b: J2 k& @"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."
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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.+ |( j7 j# U6 E/ c" k; M
6 J0 v2 ?+ n1 x" aThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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# t) j/ s+ q5 Z8 UThe coalition is asking government to:
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/ b" g4 a% V8 U( WChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
. `, N( `0 t4 `' G' O# pMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
@. t; o: F# M5 Y- ^+ G6 VChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
8 {) f8 g: C( A7 d2 _8 b% QStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
/ i$ B, p$ Z$ X$ [( 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.& h( e+ h, D' e, `0 s
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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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! E" L3 x) G! g4 @/ NThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
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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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