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, Q5 z' c+ N! L4 f7 o2 \1 MA 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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! Z* ]- H( }* `7 a"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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/ j$ A: R. ` Z. [4 |“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.", }9 I6 J3 I3 a
: n, \' T3 m. }3 d$ p. iThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.. m5 [% z: E( z3 B5 z
+ O/ G% v( l1 g4 U' p1 nThis 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:, j, y ~- q" o% C8 s5 e- B
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ q& n$ @3 T" z" oMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& {- E- M: D y: p& n
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.( n" j3 m# a/ o/ Y( L; I( u
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.3 b& m( N0 o% h
“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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( T' M- I) a8 P5 G- A8 t1 ["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.- G& n0 f" T1 u: M8 }- s" |
% p$ G5 | \6 TThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.# i" n) I, `2 Q) H4 k
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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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7 D2 f, C! o4 P1 z"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.& P% f4 y% a- e' J, g w1 s! S
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