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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.. E g+ p" M- `9 \* }. C# F
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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., @8 C/ N( k0 n5 F$ I+ M7 n6 }
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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."- A3 B+ M9 h% x
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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.0 k) B. {: v- R( y* t
) R1 B- s* M+ R5 h9 t9 rThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups., ^ d7 J; w/ X8 q4 ?
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The coalition is asking government to:
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/ f, _ t( H+ IChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.+ W% b# x, c7 ]* A! F. B
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.0 F5 J! g$ M8 ~2 j+ E' h
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
9 t1 R: n. |9 @$ f) N0 YStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.9 r* @0 I/ h0 d* X
“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.( H- l1 w4 j% v8 O- i) b1 T
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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.9 Y3 ]% {. ]( I* P7 q' _
; B" _, `# |* \' }/ M. k- {The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.5 Z$ {- l+ _5 o- ?4 U
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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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& {6 Q9 C' B5 U8 D/ a6 m. C( G"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.- V5 d/ ]7 A3 x* h/ I( \2 b
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