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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.0 t% k7 R" |3 m( E( U8 F) x5 o
5 O3 ]- M% W7 t# t; L H' D1 V"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.9 S. A0 f/ E! T8 X1 m
( T3 i# g- [% |“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."/ J7 y% {2 E) ]1 t. a3 Z
; [+ O0 W4 f& _1 N' `The 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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7 d9 b) V* C! l3 |1 FThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.- X6 a k% E# V6 a+ e$ P; t
$ a6 E8 s% O; G. HThe coalition is asking government to: h4 e% \8 c2 |# x9 z8 C+ k3 z+ V
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.* V( P+ m x3 g5 W: r
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
3 M! ]* j2 U" N! YChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 F% q3 S5 N0 Y1 [* b6 X- y
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.4 ^* v7 ~4 L' q& t8 J4 @2 y& w. L |
“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.0 A1 p' ]" E+ O# e( Q5 N' W/ r
# h" R9 K1 @/ W4 `, i1 D+ ?"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.6 ]. C% t F' E3 _
/ }! h2 e6 S5 z4 L/ c9 sThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton., N+ X' d/ W" r# M& S! 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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+ X, d* ?/ {# i"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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