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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. [( b+ M. W7 \) [# L4 u# J
; |/ F# z1 k2 |"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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: n8 t# V8 `* 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."( u' W4 P; F; o
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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.( g7 ?- h: j7 p% B1 s
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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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, }: \: d7 a( ?! LThe coalition is asking government to:
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# u& M% G7 X3 p! [" O3 ]3 yChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
4 K+ t) s D* P9 U2 ]Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 o/ w2 y$ T! x3 B/ r' wChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
; `6 f# K' X0 ^( j l4 pStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
4 `7 l0 h& T6 V5 p. z C w8 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.8 p* k' I+ u) O. m4 Q5 D" e
% @3 t' p: ~, {4 Y"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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/ x8 h3 @: B% yThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.' t; F; C4 u7 b$ `
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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.( b4 ~. s5 z% c: I8 L7 K* A4 i
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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.0 @8 g) ]5 K1 _4 V! m8 i& I: \
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