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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.& |' @6 a3 _/ V! R- ?/ \3 I+ k
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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.( o2 h) o! r+ L0 t9 P' v0 H
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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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4 R- n5 n8 y" DThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.; I3 b \: t% v$ j6 f- p
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.+ j5 T. H6 E* r: Q, N$ L
) M7 F8 D' D/ t5 RThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.$ D; R7 e$ C* [; O2 O4 h* x1 _* v
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., F% t7 t$ f2 \9 Z% S/ {
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions./ I3 G$ n- |/ n4 T' C" y) t2 E4 i
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ A; r' i0 l3 K$ w+ ]( P* {“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.( u j' j! f) e$ {
! g6 U, ?* k/ j3 i* h* @"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., Z6 \6 d; e2 b( o! r& T
: `8 U0 s$ X: b4 I0 v% Q$ d+ IThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.; b/ ^$ {+ l& G, `: s @
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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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: w, r9 U! ^+ Y"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.3 O# _. F9 Y6 h# ?% q
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