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( A. |- U1 \9 w6 YA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.* c+ M+ T) j/ J
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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.( F/ G, O6 R; @; ?8 ?
5 c; x p0 h# Z+ Q, Q“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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+ r) i4 g- ^; dThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.
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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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. j; M3 Y8 Z/ m( {The coalition is asking government to:: s' h S# y0 J p( M' H4 N
/ L* q) Z& O5 g& q( z8 C& lChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ I+ K+ h* r- l$ WMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
' p( v9 p) x' k' T, hChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ L4 T& c4 C1 n9 R& nStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
* R/ }/ j) q9 ^$ j- y& \1 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.; [/ ^% p/ V. q, v8 @
3 Y. T) X$ K6 `- J6 c( _" z$ O"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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.6 h8 l) f% Q7 l0 t- l
0 N. u* B% P) l5 C) I+ }Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.. ~5 K7 u3 E5 ^+ n
) Y1 ^$ p4 [% p. F4 x. s& g3 c"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& G c: a3 U
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