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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.% ^+ O# M/ C/ w. j3 ]
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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."0 p' ]7 r" U$ |6 Y
" L# j. x" {, C) b: V7 [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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8 L# ^5 i' Y$ Q* b+ r3 A& [* AThis 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:/ X' K, g% n K, _5 B! b. I
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 v3 K8 T0 d" [4 `' r
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.+ r% H7 E4 p9 l8 b& i/ ]% n D
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! f. ^) p, L/ c' n" S" O9 L2 YStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
0 e& I% J K/ E. c“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.5 a- ]7 I' n0 d8 [3 H: [% ~
: Y: J4 h* B+ P$ W- BThe 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.! J3 Q+ Z" v/ \4 S: u4 U% W2 v7 U
8 c, n* y" q7 }* D"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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