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+ b, V( s' d" F* o, c# xA 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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; ]% A( g- X6 I& |: L; L8 N* F"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.+ s c, T( ] g& N" k; G0 E- a
: c. q. y$ D0 R“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."* _ p' p1 s: F+ W/ G! }4 F9 T1 }
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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.9 F' r& u7 s3 O7 R# b5 R
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups." B" j' P7 L4 p$ n
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The coalition is asking government to:7 _9 k7 T$ k: e! H- q
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.2 X1 u% f+ i v, r5 v6 T2 P/ T
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.; b/ M+ A |& h; _
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. R5 T {$ A6 S# h" X& FStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
; l( j; S7 u5 B% O$ I2 v; r# i“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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9 v- {6 t" V( F4 Y: O/ \"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 Z. I: g# o
1 S& Z% U+ p+ Z3 `6 e, ]The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.$ t. N! h) [: _0 t$ e7 x% R1 l
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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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3 r& i" R I( I! J, b"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.# |# r( C9 h0 p Q8 B* \9 M. i
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