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; t3 {8 }# H0 M0 p" }" R1 T! L" L$ ]# sA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.# G: q- H2 v& ?+ L7 b# t. K
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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.( b' B" m9 c) h) X5 S4 d; E
5 [1 w/ J) x9 Q$ u O4 {“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."
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8 P; O# M8 E- [: Y5 TThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.1 L9 M0 t2 M# L& t& E+ G" J+ P
( L4 X6 L ]" Y( ^9 J9 [, \$ f) d+ YThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 n9 P v+ [: I
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The coalition is asking government to:9 [7 ?$ O4 H9 ]7 ~* I# R
6 c8 T1 a. c9 c" WChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands." G9 t3 S; _# G3 O/ i. q
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants. l. Z2 q8 i4 U& j- d* X: `1 Y8 G$ u J
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.- V* ?" L. O {; w1 e& ]% [
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( j) }- O- t2 z“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.* Y. F+ h$ i2 F, I) O: }. J
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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.
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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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& K" g& k0 k2 F& c& gCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.) \* y) ]. r4 y% p7 F$ a
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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.6 l$ h r7 y1 W+ T& g7 A8 x
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