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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.
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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 A& ~$ w+ |
2 g( F0 p0 G" H5 d, P' 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."
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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.
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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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6 d7 {9 B: J" R6 g }0 S7 FThe coalition is asking government to:
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- [* U3 G( [# m6 B. E0 WChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 |6 B# u; e/ G
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." W/ K: t4 G. ?( q$ A6 W. w
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.3 l& t! x3 I7 p1 N2 F6 t
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ K v& @( O, z2 B
“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.9 O8 K- \0 ]$ X) v1 @% o/ m. M4 ]% S% I
4 x( d, ]* o0 J# n8 `9 N"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.# W3 }9 p, |2 e. N; @1 N2 W/ x v
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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.
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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.( `9 y% S) \0 S7 v+ g. b. f' z% {, P
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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.- v9 b: u1 }6 t9 G5 G& w; X
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