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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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* P/ Z7 a% O3 Q“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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7 g8 u9 u3 r3 y9 @5 \! E$ Q, iThe 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 X- @0 p; f; _6 QThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.0 d4 w0 e8 v* n% N
4 d& o8 _4 n; m! qThe coalition is asking government to:; J2 @- C) c2 L; a/ C' u( t. y
0 f+ p( i% Q1 h0 i9 X, PChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 n( I! c& {! L& m5 a
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' u" j* m) T5 a8 E, _( m
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
" {. a& H: _) iStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
0 K0 |. U+ z+ g, x& D% }“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.: W2 T1 w D4 ^5 _. s5 O. 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.
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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.* l) l$ i" l7 Q& Q8 C @0 X
6 w* n, l; M* k7 r ECurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.! \: m' W9 Q6 C# d5 Q6 \
s3 u) p( G3 U2 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./ o; `3 `9 K& f2 ~/ R/ S
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