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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.+ d% s! Z) y4 U& E$ u: r) e
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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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“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."( ~: Z" V% r1 P
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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.& @+ U) J5 o/ S. G& T/ `
5 N5 _3 z# K& U' I: p! O$ lThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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) Z8 I; J! G+ \) f* [* V' h; |% \3 AThe coalition is asking government to:
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. U* h3 `- O+ [3 Y( JChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( E, a4 e: n& E
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.3 `, A$ ]! @ C" @8 q& t
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
; F# j3 ]: j1 JStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.' c8 }" F z* `- m7 n; A
“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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"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.# m, ]/ v' v) c2 X; m) M' G* ~
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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.
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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. W: [. `, @7 N3 p2 x
# C3 r( S `# r* Y8 v"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.+ a2 X5 [, H& F& G5 G
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