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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+ T7 o- v. j. ~
; H0 K n/ [' X$ j"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."! x4 N$ e( L2 J9 R
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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 l& s& b# k) \; Q# a( x; L
5 Y( w) T5 _0 \- tThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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" e) R6 s* b: rThe coalition is asking government to:
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3 j6 x7 A2 f a% N* }5 d/ m! [" ZChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
2 j+ Z' x( c+ `4 D2 p% E7 lMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
0 v9 ^1 h. \8 Z: @7 `Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 `- ]$ ?2 g" zStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
/ M' V: R5 ]8 @“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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5 u2 w W0 ^$ `& @8 ^, ], \: F"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.' }: Q2 C; _8 f) F, Q
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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." i+ F/ Y, N1 F" j
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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./ B$ Y, t% _; b" L7 e
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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.
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