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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. ` h6 z- U2 @' `, T, C
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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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“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.! W" U* X5 q6 m% O9 ~) V( @
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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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, Z: c( m; r, K0 RThe coalition is asking government to:9 F# A1 O+ w+ Z3 k3 H; u
# ]8 y" j; {% U: ]% U7 nChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
) Q! {8 A0 d- t RMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
. |/ a/ j+ a1 q; eChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' ^# L, i: w8 s5 \6 `( t( SStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
6 i. _# P9 k& k5 w4 l. @# i" f“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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4 Z4 y+ i6 \' o- _"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.. n# u& {9 X! j8 Y4 O
4 i0 Q% G5 l" dThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.1 @$ n6 A. W y+ P1 p1 w
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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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7 B8 h% i- i1 u( m. D9 i3 l& p8 d. L' R"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.. l b2 S- m0 K2 Y7 P' p
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