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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.
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2 v& @7 u9 q; i4 v4 N4 _# r"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. y/ `: }# ~* `8 E9 o9 Q
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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.
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2 A8 k$ l$ h( S5 J6 a! k* @3 W/ dThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 }0 r: |8 M' M% z0 C, \8 I
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
# l! Y- l, o% KMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.0 `1 ]/ R& ]8 N- x0 P/ V0 z9 k- l
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
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“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.* `3 Q) p3 B9 U" d1 F% C; V- ~. ^
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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.7 B- B* e j$ I* \0 n- W
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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.9 g& R6 y; a( @$ x, a" L) ^
: y* r: a' }$ V+ d8 S$ _$ QCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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5 X* {- v' f* y# C' Q ?, c, X"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.; l1 q' n4 L2 @* h9 |
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