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' y6 s9 K! M2 V/ c# tA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.# q f/ o6 a; Y e
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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.
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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."* Y3 t7 p0 g; S9 p
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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.5 q- w1 S1 M# U( x
" R% z8 t4 q# {This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.9 d7 o% Y2 d# y; `
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The coalition is asking government to:7 P- @9 L8 t6 x2 a3 ~
( w4 W h* k+ C1 [/ ?3 E3 LChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.* x! r4 K4 v" B; R ]. ^) N% m& ^; g1 a
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.% h% Y# v9 r5 h
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 s% o8 h* q' zStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.4 J6 F) J7 j0 t( ?4 l0 X6 X7 G
“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.
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. Q+ l0 N# A8 [. ^' M* k"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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& k+ D8 G: E) i+ S4 H! j& SThe 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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5 `& {1 W- }3 K# [$ mCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000., [' W0 Z2 g5 O" o* W
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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.- b! ?* j/ d; r) W3 n) {* x: B
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