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* X) Y4 X/ J. X$ a/ ^" l# @6 J% aA 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.( u6 J2 X2 s& J
! ^( } h6 C+ {6 A! f/ n5 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."7 [; i+ s g& R
& w2 E0 U& c6 ~ y ^The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said." {" o6 }; O0 W9 c0 f4 X
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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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c" @$ `; R/ i$ K: [1 |The coalition is asking government to:
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' ]2 w, a6 I: }5 B, o0 L$ VChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 v* }1 K; ^+ k) p9 q
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 Y/ o( k' W! Q) V
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.) v' y3 C& C. S9 U: Z
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, [% P. k' ^( N1 H0 }; f“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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+ }4 s# T# z1 D"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.! J) ^- l' j9 |: W! g( T5 e
& |0 a: D$ O3 y2 L& ZThe 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., }# D% d/ W, q) E: ~8 v
/ |% d: R) _, \( w& ]"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.8 [+ s, J; D( s/ I
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