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; T1 U1 ]' U5 L: F" A" nA 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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G2 Z4 `! }# U% `"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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M( s& @, v% u- c“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.") E5 }+ o$ ^7 H& C
( S/ X3 { T( L) n9 c' ^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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6 X" f/ H/ W1 `0 _) y5 |8 F. b$ }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:( c* ~( T3 M$ a7 Q8 |
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 x) n4 h# Z3 z$ J$ [4 o
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
, {" g8 E! O: H' ^& H0 IChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.7 m0 A$ p0 \* R
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.1 K5 e; N8 `1 y7 ^5 J; U2 U
“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.) a/ u. F4 z- @# Y [
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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.. i4 M: v6 K5 z" _
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.3 q* i; Q( o1 y1 I: } V w
& h1 R: ]+ U, v# J; _% Y- x4 y"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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