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8 j; P# N$ z; T. [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.- o1 \# l7 F/ J- O! G
. o0 a0 _3 G3 `"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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6 u$ o/ g& D9 Z( m“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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) N4 a" n- ?! L3 p ~9 R9 l% K! SThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.4 g' E0 l: M* Q: m
) }% t6 N- j3 E) FThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.( x$ O6 M) k8 P
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The coalition is asking government to:3 r# t' `9 i& k! ~! _8 R
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.5 Y+ _: o0 R$ ^9 M7 J
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
- y+ y5 W! c# Q: D, fChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.: M9 `' f( T* [/ H
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.7 ^' [. f2 N& z+ W) e) a2 ], U6 {
“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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. u6 c5 U- o. H: M8 y/ @$ c0 @# A"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.! K/ T* r, m. R% h9 ?
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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.# T& g2 o6 C4 m; t* f& N5 u
( f- s2 L: l$ K; p# A' X9 `6 oCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.1 x- |. ]' v! o/ |, f, e6 _9 ?
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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." I& t, u+ a4 d4 {2 M$ I
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