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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.! c& J$ ?( W5 R3 |' S- U/ E' M
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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."; e2 Y% ? W' l* X, s
5 b. D: ?# x$ zThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.4 d3 n* M$ ^$ w4 r
- M' z; H, i W% ~ Y. w+ Y5 q ~" IThis 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:+ D- _+ r; e0 c. ~4 |9 e0 b, b8 T# L
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 D; u/ f: E( m) ~- M5 {+ ^
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.2 [& K/ A( u& h- Q( ~* a3 {
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.2 [' h: _) x* e2 k
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.% g6 c+ C+ r C5 q% M7 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.6 j. }3 M k% i* q8 F$ I2 j& p
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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., K' g" c. J+ t
: B% W. O6 G" fThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.3 k u; @4 u0 g8 x$ e
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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.
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0 _( \# t+ I0 c0 `; S5 m" G"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* ^4 w' Q* Z( e4 A. z( u# ]
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