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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.& F4 ~; o) A- W, D9 r( q4 e
3 j7 z3 y& z$ d# h9 z% J"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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1 G: J( ?. I' v3 R9 ]' L“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."& r8 i% S4 u) t1 }
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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.2 `. u; d2 v9 J! }* K+ j
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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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3 T P! {7 X( C, _The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- s. D6 A8 K7 m( V
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
; r* B! t0 i( v6 ^! FChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 ^( H* V; A; Q( Q& o$ e
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
3 b: {5 h4 X/ d' u% f# 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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! j' i5 }& R# B9 x" @& T! F"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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+ W2 \& I$ M( |* T `( b/ r6 TThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.! [0 t, S" X2 h- L! R3 v* ?$ g% z- u
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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.
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c1 T9 q# O' F+ M7 I9 p2 m9 ]"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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