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- z; `8 B" y' `9 \/ b/ pA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.$ l- n$ p+ y1 j5 W9 _0 I
, h3 C T. L' i8 n7 F- p3 t"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.6 S" k4 r* A6 f
3 }7 J" d% n" S+ P* e“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."4 W, H1 g- _" c
$ u3 W+ ^1 s6 p- X6 l8 OThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.; b9 ~, q; C5 \+ c1 ?' {
1 P$ @# s! ]) W) V$ q4 s- B% xThis 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:7 x; K9 j9 Y- J; z) b1 m
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
: G5 t+ M( y- c( nMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
+ M6 R3 T/ R7 f# k5 G; lChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
+ }- w0 w- W1 O0 h8 W9 QStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.& e, Z6 p( y6 a
“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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"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.8 z0 P8 ~& B& |
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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.
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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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! D* J0 E6 d, S, q"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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