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/ r4 d0 d* C& a+ ^$ {, k* cA 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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9 G, j8 p" b: A8 l"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.$ b n9 y4 N" N% v: t0 B6 @
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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.' p: F4 a1 W( T9 p M/ L- H
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.: U. ]( O" q: w' O# ?
& c9 z- e; `+ K. ^- o# NThe coalition is asking government to:
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( d ]2 w0 B# a5 UChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 h9 i# n9 L4 K
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
. A. p: @0 R8 WChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.' z6 M+ C J' \6 v% b8 A8 d3 ?1 A7 Y$ `
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 _6 a c& h3 a6 U+ g“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.! v% `5 V. q7 |5 D& C
! ^1 n8 _5 N9 j"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.& R4 O% W7 i: F
% ?0 r+ `/ `# K: c6 _5 i( v, ~The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.6 R9 T; q$ J$ [) q) |; M0 j5 e6 j5 q
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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.$ e' b" |) m5 x6 F9 v, n
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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.
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