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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.& b3 x+ o. z, g8 o, V. |
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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.: Q) ^* T% B- g- P. @1 G
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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.": G% D3 f$ n! o t+ O* ^* S$ A
1 l* N' m; q5 \2 @* `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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:
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$ x! P# n6 r( L. U/ q! b9 I' DChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 M0 _& o& e+ h$ n
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
( _$ c( i. l, m" ]Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
# G% e/ s. P- f8 G5 g" CStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.. `* }! f. B" Q# F7 j4 ]2 A5 v
“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.' k( ~; n) ]5 t- ]
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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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, v/ I- q$ L+ @, @$ F1 DThe 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.) [" i/ p6 S( r" T& A6 S) N! c* B
0 U9 e- u t% z9 s% Y* S8 z"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. F- m9 o! M- T$ e' ^) r8 q, T
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