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- J j2 ?% d D+ {- Q4 ~- mA 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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# u5 ~0 P A8 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.6 N7 t7 k4 ~. a# w6 l. S" A) y& T3 k4 d
& F# r' E* L# r“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."- `3 a4 h: T, ~0 C" c2 I/ h
% i6 c$ K! s" ]+ W# j4 KThe 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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; @4 a, d* G4 S* U+ z" M" MThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 f7 N$ s, D. [. t
a- Z. n, n8 O5 c) s0 O% W4 U: PThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
) H6 z, T$ N: l, z) `# x9 t4 M( |/ x! y4 ?Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.- @. N8 x- a1 c" q- G& s5 D( e
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, c+ X2 I, Q# M9 tStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
$ X4 l! L# z* A* J$ 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.; w( l9 B7 j1 L7 t
1 h$ p- F' C/ {& K5 c"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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.4 ^& [( D( M5 {% S
% b; w( C9 Y8 X$ K6 J$ K, |Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000. {$ I. x4 E/ B" x7 z1 |
2 w6 K7 }+ k% I"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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