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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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8 n3 Z, B) Z# S0 k* ?7 N! G e. v1 v"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.* c6 @* h3 q c" o
$ B$ o" \ Q; u“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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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:# a: b# Q$ L0 A0 g" T
& S2 t5 M+ u8 U; O2 y' \Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
. P' o }$ D4 l4 WMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
9 h$ V# F5 x- p' j$ O! c2 u3 U7 p$ V- @Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.' A# c, ?+ i3 D, p: J+ }
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( [, \9 ^( B* |! S1 \“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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9 y8 \7 X4 X8 t1 M1 A7 X0 ^"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.! b+ F |2 [& E: r; K |* 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.5 M4 q, X7 F8 c; |2 W% J, ?
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.5 ^& @) j/ [ t1 M7 S, y, Q
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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.# ?1 Q* q/ N% \
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