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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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% T- d& x ^6 s4 P5 D6 t* t"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.! M" s: h! V9 x* a
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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."
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" j; i: y9 n: J! nThe 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., f. v i( b2 U8 V4 R6 L' ~) `
; d @, ^( [; t3 zThe coalition is asking government to:
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$ D8 S6 h( o4 AChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
Y( j- P! {" _/ n! A& b7 p3 J JMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.) i2 r' |8 q1 _ h+ G/ e
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
x/ ~6 Z3 n4 G. q+ yStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.3 L' E& v0 m3 Y# G8 X w6 s
“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." x# A' b2 @6 M- g* H d* E) f: C
* l- p/ W0 L4 ]6 n"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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, W: C4 V) F) UThe 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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7 q% B5 H" O5 {, v# I K9 ^0 HCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000. C( S* } g3 N6 H v9 @/ p3 {
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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." k$ m4 r2 k: \
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