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/ e& o+ c7 x F8 b" \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." C* b' V+ }6 J$ }3 A8 [- |
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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.
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/ e* a7 r$ R" ^8 { a" W“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."% q: D5 I3 N7 h F# e
8 W9 M" y! B* r% D9 F- Q9 Y4 mThe 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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7 v. H3 Z% r6 N4 u: {: [/ H2 bThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 J/ N h# [, }+ T5 W- G r: lMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.5 D m" v1 L" c2 h% |2 h
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! k. O0 V6 ^8 X) C$ X: p% FStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ N2 y6 T+ F; W; D' @
“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., I7 N! {5 e/ f8 N6 W% `; z) _
! O6 M8 |' h* J' T7 _The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton. G% R( p2 X3 j, L
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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.
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& u# C# A& `. N2 u"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.6 t: C- t/ U8 h& [( T
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