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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.
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4 t: x# Z$ O) n0 G& v) A"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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- p8 v- z5 Z, v9 b0 h! T$ C2 X# H2 B“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."/ W4 [# X0 H2 w, f J" F
0 t2 \6 s8 k# y; L" S: LThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said. l1 n4 y- t% b [5 B, |
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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+ R) k* a! ?! [" H ^- oThe coalition is asking government to:3 |1 O: z! W5 [
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
8 c, \+ H. i4 b/ j( SMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
7 q- c% ^2 x c5 e: LChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.0 V5 T& `( ?1 G& ?
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.( G( F& s; |. h6 G, ~: Z
“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.. w- Y# e1 }' X% n( a- b/ n
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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.- {4 l& l/ _$ c1 C
! h& F" e: s$ h! H. ]+ z( cThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.. [; i+ a% x6 t6 r7 d
( {( m( u G9 S! k, x8 TCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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% a4 T0 N8 K% S! r9 p& Z"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.& W: @! Z! d( ^1 f
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