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; E$ ?& Y$ h/ O5 n$ N' D2 l5 n/ 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.
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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.
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, m/ h. {0 ? v% F8 j8 A3 v! }“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."8 i) a. J8 B' ?" ~; i) i: g
' W* H v9 s4 M( k. u3 R4 RThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.) _, M7 w: e% G
0 P+ u$ M a% ^6 k2 R; X% xThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.8 w1 m, G6 Z$ `
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. l* D, c% Y$ }1 _3 Z& k" T5 b& kChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
- v; p- M- z8 T1 q. TMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
! G+ r3 \+ n% ?& _" h" H& nChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.& J! z& u+ o7 ?, V
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. t# o0 S& g z0 _5 s R( ?“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., k' t( c; z- U5 ~4 u: X
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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.: I3 x7 S7 C: E) q; o& e# k
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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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.. Y' w" W* K! ^- l: ^* A
: N3 a9 e* W1 T" b( @& _2 p"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./ ~$ R. g, O8 t2 o7 {
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