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* P& ]2 `: [0 `5 |- F# gA 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.0 g0 f, L4 M* S2 b7 ?9 C
+ {0 H2 w6 D# b“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.! Q4 x" n5 M+ S; Y( |
# l* q G& m$ f eThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.3 z; z9 d. E3 ?& e
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& X* x! s+ Q) R/ NChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
* P( m, s" [ K; I0 j9 t6 X! dStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
- S& f0 Q7 Z% Q' X' o“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.. z. d5 \* W- g, S% Y( R
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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.8 y6 q$ a# e" }8 I1 i3 V/ H2 `1 ~! a- F( t- L
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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.- ^+ |* p* a# Y4 G$ g: z8 i1 m( M5 `
2 X. H5 t# e7 \! I" P- YCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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' r) o: v" R, j0 H# O1 W: p"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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