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" G) B% l: S" ], P7 d* 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.
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& c8 V, g( e1 `' t0 D% ]1 S"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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“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."; K8 e! |' z( I' K ^5 e
& u% }5 ?& c; K7 l) ]3 h) s% AThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said. S8 A! @* e" \% w" t7 i
8 b* h+ Q% }% `0 L& o" R/ G5 pThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.. o) Y; a3 ~) i4 D
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The coalition is asking government to:5 b# @( o9 a5 e# n# s* ^
) O' J, u! `" v5 F2 YChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
" b x2 K6 g' G# Z- wMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
4 J. B$ g7 `# o; ^: N; p' M8 RChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.6 D2 j. }; O% k% r5 k
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
6 O3 h; g7 u3 P; O& x“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.2 n* d2 G6 F8 a3 {
, L. n2 z3 v* U5 N) [5 [, TThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.; v/ R+ |! S6 f1 a8 M+ \1 ]& p
' @; C4 X2 x0 b* Q+ T, O7 E$ e9 uCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.0 v9 C s9 Y2 R* O+ R- ?
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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.5 R- }$ Y4 t$ u3 @) n3 c7 d$ M
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