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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.4 [4 U/ F% i6 e8 n
& S1 a2 y; Q8 l$ w: b4 e1 c) _"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.( Y; H3 M7 s5 K( ~; K1 l' O4 A+ Y
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“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.", ?" |. m$ L& U" t2 J' \2 B
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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 Y- r4 x- T# v* r. B8 V
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.* B! X' o$ U7 k# f4 r) Y
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The coalition is asking government to:
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* f _+ _' m+ E5 c& N1 aChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ K+ @, A$ J/ r7 ^7 l3 Y; hMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.( ^8 S# m; u' l& N5 _$ v7 B7 Y
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.: T" |: O/ |8 D8 |$ }
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.9 [: S' U+ P) l
“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. ~% L8 S3 x( `0 S! y
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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.' ^+ I: m: }0 y: J8 l4 \( z: M7 ~6 B1 V# n
! Y9 z( }6 f1 W1 s5 t1 mThe 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.2 ^+ x. p* E. }; N1 I3 \( R. D
8 B) v4 _, [6 H* Y# D% b"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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