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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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& u, d! J+ f! a" T% f- P"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.8 |3 n; h1 ^& F; K2 s
) H. @- S+ C8 @# J; N“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."/ M- I' C+ k! ]6 }9 A
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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.6 W# p' n; ]' B7 d5 r( b
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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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* Z) Q6 P% \3 YThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ h( L" [. g$ {% |' c# H0 |
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& R5 v5 G) ^3 |2 c
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.0 i9 M7 R5 [% f+ W& Y4 v d% g; I+ G
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
3 O C: q, M5 i* D7 M“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.! m( k6 d* H4 r% s
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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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"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. E& B$ ^, X) b; G) A
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