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7 p# K. S. p8 c5 G& Z- j$ sA 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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0 M1 K9 S! T8 T i0 T9 ~. k"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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/ Z; R: Y) Z, _) }“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." c Y% N( C, K2 R, N5 M2 k, D: m6 M
/ P* f" _9 O7 u) Y, vThis 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:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.. m; D( d* \% m4 J
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.9 r# x+ R9 c5 J( H( F4 B
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ K# m! k2 N( _$ OStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, _2 r; _# r$ ?) 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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"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.
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7 a/ X! }0 a9 i7 b2 D+ GThe 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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+ K! u @5 m5 b& Q! kCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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.8 F b" u/ `5 h5 J# V/ b# c# ~
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