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- W# x* x! ^4 E/ GA 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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7 S2 }; a1 q" j2 M"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.1 g y0 j1 A9 R
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.5 e4 H: p9 x& C7 X2 a: z+ |, n/ b
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The coalition is asking government to:, z$ j/ ]5 `7 N
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 l" P; |4 ~ C! e) z# p
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
, T. L: I1 C |6 ~* E/ h" M9 P5 r8 @- hChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.3 H6 R! {, A. J
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.' Z. Z% E& j7 s# V1 j
“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.+ j" a% w5 B O0 Y
' f: J; W/ d I9 p- b4 C4 e8 V"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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" Y A& m% s6 W8 I6 w7 i0 qThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.% ?' j% z) N. X) s& X/ R, |5 F
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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.; m r! H& Z, @+ u
1 I( H9 U: o) v+ }"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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