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& C+ o# [# ^; k B, [, D* lA 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.: j ^3 C# N- G# L4 y; v
" @# X; E3 A. w$ |6 O% q5 W9 i“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."/ l4 o) n6 l0 r1 `
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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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6 o' ^/ C4 u& m4 u2 |" m/ P. @. E+ |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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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.: I, g0 x- k9 j" R& \4 Q5 @( {
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
$ F) b `% h* Y1 Q3 a# Z; @9 O3 jChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.; O0 `- s% {+ _0 M, n
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. l) k) x* D/ 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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$ l0 l! y- ^! ?# ZThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.) c: q, q; `6 L: v6 F# m/ j
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.6 p4 E1 ]/ O# V6 @7 S4 p
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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.
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