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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./ E7 K% S: X& F9 x6 C
8 A! S- N7 c; S1 o"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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“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.4 l. I6 ^9 a+ F! S* a& _
, g/ p/ ~7 e ]4 x6 oThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.: M6 G1 l5 ?! u: z! C
& ]1 L2 C* Y5 J' z2 OThe coalition is asking government to:7 _# d* G0 y; X: E
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
3 |, P* E9 ?) g! D* qMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
) k- V" E/ [5 L8 ^0 n& s* T tChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
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“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./ `6 \ V: o' s# S
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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 E' j7 S0 `* G. ~+ \3 L3 o
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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.
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. e. N+ {- ?" [& tCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.) c$ K+ S ~/ F! y4 t
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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.- u: q/ m; O# M+ f9 n0 _ E7 e, K
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