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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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"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.& e5 W/ b! F/ y
) {9 K/ Y% A- g9 {" \. d& ]; L4 X“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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3 R- C3 E, z2 B& N, y. _2 xThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.( ^1 L! ~" [8 k1 t) d. w9 `2 i
* i& r4 h; n' ?+ E& n8 X$ S3 u/ ZThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups." e7 t6 g& H& S) F+ L
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The coalition is asking government to:0 t, p0 `8 k% x9 g% f
0 X5 I2 u h. ?6 e& b% N1 m& o3 PChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% s B. t: b7 q3 h5 }: iMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
. Z8 A4 I9 w3 o6 `Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
) W9 X: j! X8 W( I2 O4 m7 q1 FStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
# J* B3 V$ o/ x6 X9 ~“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.. ~* V9 a) O# J# n0 D* T1 i
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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.. \9 n+ B0 q% k+ j1 ?
$ ~ Z' k. @/ ~$ }0 @& n( P% @6 ^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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S5 W) c5 e, Z X( v' G* iCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.' k- m$ h! |1 B9 a
% T5 A& i! O0 N- ]4 c: b- g1 e! i"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.% X T" x$ _! Z3 h( n& u
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