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+ N; j4 U9 y7 Z. l" W- cA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada." ?# Y; M3 T: e) M
2 g" F( G7 j% r9 a: O5 I"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.6 x$ w4 d, L0 p) H! H/ T0 I
& t. f1 e2 o8 L7 }" M“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."7 q5 C {9 B- F
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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.
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.9 R9 @9 U. a# I+ c" H+ K( I8 f
9 g! P& ~0 k9 b: Y2 AThe coalition is asking government to:% ^1 j( H) E8 F* A( ^! d
" s8 `+ l" J; P$ A5 p' |Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
3 j" [% |) V6 c* sMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., d. N9 x3 f0 y8 r
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.- e1 M! |% N" K& w% u+ g
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.8 V" A0 e, Q$ N
“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.) g3 A) Q, L7 F" g! }+ n
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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.* [1 |6 D# Y) \0 U
7 n8 l( G( ]6 P& L2 w9 Q& FThe 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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. ^# n7 E$ G9 V" o1 w/ XCurrently 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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