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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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8 m& Y1 E; p7 M2 B7 k5 e: 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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: G; A3 A3 \ h3 ] H4 _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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6 Z6 A4 P; z) }: c) K- [- |The coalition is asking government to:$ v" P) M8 Q+ Z
; K+ W8 K! u. c+ C! e. ]/ ^# GChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
8 j& F4 R4 m; \" q, j/ E; yMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.1 W2 A% e9 d' B0 L5 H* Z0 S
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
4 _; `* R, {. T* S5 E8 gStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.2 |* O2 d6 U1 F. ?! y/ ]
“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.4 W9 R, k( M1 G1 H
0 E5 Y% w5 u. n8 z* |- t"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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3 \% e1 g: u. P' OCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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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