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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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0 o( u7 s+ h) [6 q"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.9 i4 D& @+ s0 m/ I. }: h
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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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said. W5 V/ Y/ E0 m
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.& E) ?2 d0 u) K$ Q
& F* V5 x8 j# d2 F, f3 l1 PThe coalition is asking government to:
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, {' b* w& ~% r5 {Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
4 w+ b: V- F: ?Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
' Z' N; h( H( l) u- y ~5 SChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 n9 S$ E4 N# r' [
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ o9 d# V) A7 B) s; i. e& B“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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.% o G( J/ N: h! O
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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.; {0 m3 H( \# H# F5 U: s
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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.1 l N2 h# {! {$ L4 @% C" A
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