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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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$ G: G8 V. r( z" z"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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% l$ D0 m; W, n L“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."- f. F% B2 { W# ` p+ c
7 B* l. X2 T8 P; s7 dThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.7 b" u0 M9 P G8 I. {) b
$ {; t) F3 ]- V+ h& C% WThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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9 f; a% I) J# G* KThe coalition is asking government to:. C4 s' X8 Q7 b! {2 {8 z
* m, r f( S- Q/ {8 @) TChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% Y/ R5 L/ `3 eMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
+ m2 ~+ m" R3 e9 N# ^) gChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.4 p# Q( R* e" z+ N. ~* A
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
; N2 E5 b! B( s# Q# O“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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"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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5 a3 X1 U- G* g! [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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 m) c( h: A2 }( N! u6 J. S
4 a% s5 n9 f( ~' d; ["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.! S+ b! @& X, m# X( J% A
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