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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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"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.% K8 u! p# Z; f% `1 L/ p
, c4 a8 [3 _6 d# ?This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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1 v6 X5 m; j! o8 R QThe coalition is asking government to:
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5 Y1 N, M% p7 y# u( MChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
4 ]8 O$ I4 A. f+ T7 o; B7 R4 V" _6 t6 QMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 r1 n! R/ f4 `2 F: Z6 w2 o8 KChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. \8 n$ w }, L9 p
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.) R4 [* L8 A! t/ N. r$ F: e
“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.
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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 10,000.1 k' b3 U& b9 S! Y9 g! t
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"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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