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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.3 L0 ^9 u" j$ ~4 Z4 x: o
; p# T" N) X( w* V3 z9 ^7 d4 u"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 x3 {: }! s3 b& Z" b" P3 b
: W2 {- `3 u6 K! o7 Q“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."( F/ ~$ Y# e: _
& O; `, l5 R2 y! u3 UThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.9 }1 V" V: Q( \) R
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.5 x. c T( ]4 K: n' w' q. m
" K6 \; i- }+ d0 d4 A* vThe coalition is asking government to:7 K& v& I1 X* j. y) o; V
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.3 i$ x9 e5 a$ Y
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 {# o! r1 g7 t5 p9 n( k/ j( G# A
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ s8 n; X4 u' r6 t$ j; L- hStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process., q! Y$ T3 T z% o6 J$ S
“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.6 H, b4 f( ~3 d2 m" W; `
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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./ W$ w+ a, c Y% r
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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.( M% F" s; ]+ n5 ~3 [
B: A1 i1 t4 uCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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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