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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.$ t3 b: G5 t* z5 V6 f! N
$ z+ w q& |7 z d"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.2 u3 B2 ^" k5 `* F
) [8 ~" K- b* M“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."- V* L3 f4 }4 [/ S8 q
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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.0 d! u8 r2 {1 ~, u. u
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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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7 m2 ]+ a5 [& s8 F/ T# {The coalition is asking government to:
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$ I* t9 r% n8 ~Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.+ r1 ~' D9 y8 v
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.+ T* y4 I0 J, y
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
1 a9 w" V! f( b, g+ qStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
4 Z. M n6 W+ H9 f7 i% ^“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.6 u1 c f* o {3 ~6 A
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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.8 W, p2 {& Z2 o) B! |) `- T. h
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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./ o4 i, w: A5 h8 ^3 N
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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.
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