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; |9 O( A% e5 c. l' r. \! d. WA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.# r; Y7 H) f* E% C( W4 p/ a1 i
) N- ~" ] t) m& ]"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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9 O6 P! |+ D7 z" B0 Y1 \( e. y“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."* r4 C. u% ~$ w [% X
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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.( G/ r O e; L" V
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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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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ S7 g8 p; R" K) sMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& r# i _$ {* I$ h5 gChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
8 H4 f' W) ^& W4 X$ T' ^Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ [: h) U F5 o( @“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.; T5 G, d9 B$ X
% r4 I4 ?" h0 E: i7 l) o# 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." j2 s# r3 a% `" i+ E
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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.: @+ Y/ d' I4 r
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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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