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7 F' t& m0 |( {6 T4 ?: JA 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.
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: Q- Y1 {8 F4 `4 g) u“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."/ l' d2 z2 b; v/ {) z6 C* M6 ~
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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.
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5 p6 p9 ^9 d7 Z3 DThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.6 B9 `" e1 e) E# m0 \7 H. m
; ~3 \0 Q7 \) h9 m, K$ eThe coalition is asking government to:+ @# I4 B% L1 o
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.. l" G! X9 N" |: s. ]; D
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
0 Z) Y+ l* v v4 t O, ]' K# n0 YChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions./ }4 i, \+ L0 i. X) J5 Z6 K+ `
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. X. Z* m5 P1 b4 x% k“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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! V; A: H# j7 @0 l$ v8 {& y"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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+ y$ `. X" C8 S$ T9 d2 Y3 fThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.- X* u: t" E* P6 s- |( Q
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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.# `$ @% N4 O1 t4 l& Z3 r- y
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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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