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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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& y5 s1 ]1 I' @& Y" o7 d$ FThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.1 ]0 P1 o4 o8 }/ t2 r
5 `$ N! `8 H! ^( f. @/ _( [) d& |. RThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.+ M8 Y6 l. f: f U0 n
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The coalition is asking government to:( n8 `# K g7 m+ D, U2 m
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
6 w' I" p/ C1 I0 G& x4 GMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.; x. n* ]2 L; \7 r* n: e; {
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.7 w y$ _: d% L' ]1 x
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.; }# y& h, x7 [% a+ U
“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.$ ]3 X6 _) u5 l$ D% }
: c- b! H* [! B% b"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.; G1 n& \% p0 Y5 D
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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., ~8 ~! h/ x1 N$ i8 `
1 q# a. N0 K' ~$ j- W. ^Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000./ h1 i5 v" o6 [3 `
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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.2 L& ]: k- m, r) k* L5 m) P8 U
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