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* o# S' Z9 ^9 tA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada., k b( f7 T4 m8 @7 ^
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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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! A/ G: E: J& A1 o0 n1 r“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.! U Y) v( K% Y% |0 j
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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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The coalition is asking government to:+ }* ~5 j" }* g$ s$ [
6 l- B; O% O7 L' jChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 g' h9 c: I* P) H
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
# d: Q6 m! g; t) k5 A* uChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions./ M" |6 S) i. |
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
! H$ W" ]4 I" P* c9 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.5 F: v- \) l n
' n4 k; W9 h8 Z: ~"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.( Y4 X: q# S3 o4 G( p
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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.' }, _, _! h$ @" j. q# r# @
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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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* t: t2 y, k5 }7 O"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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