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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.9 A6 C+ e' G9 {: Z
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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."; R1 l5 x) j2 ~$ J
, c X) |! [+ N9 H0 B4 TThe 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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: c* G2 h2 X1 I" R) v0 `The coalition is asking government to:6 n% {) Q' n3 ^6 i/ u5 K
& Q+ P0 S0 m7 y1 L6 q' _Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
( a3 n! c; x6 kMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
- b/ h$ r% |* OChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
% t9 G G: x) ]8 oStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
" Y O! T. N* Z1 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.
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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.
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' p" U7 Q1 N- Y0 ~$ @2 P& X2 `The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.2 Y- X% B/ H3 {1 U0 R) d
% |0 Q+ u. m" P; s: S% h7 g7 nCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.6 Q: d$ w* k4 ^1 V; t1 y* r
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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.: A# @8 r4 g- M% k! l5 Q( I3 y
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