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% A% v1 j( o1 g8 k7 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.
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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.8 |4 L% ^8 k0 J+ @/ _
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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."
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# ~) c6 f$ E. C$ C. V3 h2 ? HThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.$ N7 y$ C, S; A; _. B: Q: S& Q
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.6 E# W' P1 l: `! ]" b9 E! [5 o
" a0 s) A: C- O' EThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands." g ~" U' ?3 _2 B2 L/ [5 j1 z
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., L9 {4 a4 J' o! O- _
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions." C) |$ b/ ~5 Z' m' K, g
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.9 q$ ^2 B- {/ s
“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.
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8 |5 i1 y9 W2 X# n5 R# `8 pThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.2 [6 J5 ]- \6 _( ~
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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.( f, c8 m" ^" y c1 C$ ?
, S2 c% P& c2 Z4 e"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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