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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.
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$ V1 q3 l8 Q, k4 x7 N- E7 e“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."/ S4 X7 O* C0 ` W
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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.- H" _9 `8 P0 }7 x9 i) n+ O
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.) p# |) t" [/ ^! U/ H
( h5 U) ~9 e8 C8 nThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
( A$ b1 Q \/ ? ]Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' [+ a( i) m/ j* B6 L' {- i f' K
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.* S' O/ b4 ~6 v3 e1 P6 j& ~0 Y
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.) u: } m& g @5 W' ~# o- Y
“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. F( H% U6 f, U6 p' H
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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.! r* }% M, A5 ^- l* j
8 c6 j' w( `) Z+ W( F( XThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.% x2 Y) T1 Q2 w$ o# X2 T1 \: P
$ I& A+ o% v+ [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.
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