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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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7 A5 x" R( N% ?1 N"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.3 Y6 u5 p1 @% A2 l
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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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4 O8 T7 X. I: g: M8 r3 ^2 |The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.2 g I! q/ u" D6 F5 \4 F3 m' b! B
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.' C: n: i. {. V! B' n
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The coalition is asking government to:$ m8 X% T8 n5 E% ~5 ]
: E8 V" C6 y4 d' v8 v* x1 OChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ n9 ?; o- G3 I; Z( C$ _Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
+ D# ?, U. L; J: K9 O; u+ M$ lChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions., G% u! _; z4 F/ k# K8 f& S
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.8 p- v2 d' O1 _4 b+ J$ ~1 o& u; 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.
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/ a) D; d" r: n/ G"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.0 U7 I1 p9 Z/ I) ^
( a: s0 t. ]2 E! I/ l3 ^4 @Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.% m- e) V! d8 k5 p' K) i
) ^4 X5 s+ ?6 k, ~ q6 d. \2 ^"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.' o$ b5 |- ]$ b- e: x: j
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