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" z& I1 R$ Q7 W# s+ W; GA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada. P) v& f* N+ N4 t; E: a, t" k& e
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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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. Y; v; b) g) y& E8 H5 B+ h“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.". B# C. L( y3 z" X! r+ {: O
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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.
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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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The coalition is asking government to:
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: ?8 C( O( s. K9 sChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.7 ?% k# |% }& [3 ?$ }6 H, q
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 F C. n1 v/ [8 WChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
& _- _6 x& [" b7 `+ G3 sStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
* t3 w$ d8 B: k1 o, A! V% q“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., |. P* ~* h0 e$ z; Y
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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.
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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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9 y% _3 Z3 Z; Q; i9 A$ |"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.
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