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7 J) T8 M' U- ?) 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.% ^4 _# J6 D- L4 c9 w
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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.# o* d' \3 |, I( `) a' Q! ]- V! N. }
0 Z6 Q+ A& i! {/ N/ ~9 o. _“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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, }( }1 ^3 V* x/ P0 fThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.( I( u. c: l/ C- c& u0 d
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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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7 V- W; [8 j& aThe coalition is asking government to:' O1 d9 z" Y1 Z- B! J
' n7 R0 G3 j+ k6 b! b7 Q. MChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
7 ?/ y6 R! N) M# Z% mMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
8 P# O) k1 V/ D# JChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.0 g/ i% r' @2 E; Z
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 m1 @0 k8 J; I“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.. w% H& L' u! `) k9 u( ^
% ~, K- L, l. ]/ p"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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" R( O2 F+ ~# d" Y0 z4 H, fCurrently 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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