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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.+ `2 y" o9 @8 ^7 f2 s5 C1 P% v
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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.
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. @1 ?- \7 ?+ S3 t4 e. E4 vThis 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:2 t' L; T6 v$ c2 H
" V) L, W8 s, w0 h1 O0 i ~Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.3 `1 s# ^! d. }: G
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 L/ @9 m, F7 K* ]4 m: {' d
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.% S/ r9 [4 I0 {& X* e- t
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
) A. y, O2 u* h7 i7 a3 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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+ L! }2 l2 Z, {% F+ k( N"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.* H5 Q# i, b4 k* Z$ H. z
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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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/ H$ [% ~$ S) z p"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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