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6 `6 @4 k" ~1 a& t1 D2 X7 l1 b2 lA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.# d$ g( \1 f f
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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.1 a) \% I6 K% t5 ]
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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."; W5 L; x$ D8 ~: _$ t$ V, _
$ s7 R9 K1 Y2 a# q0 {The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said." O/ v: z7 M0 C4 g# Y
. }/ m$ T, Q, g0 Y0 n9 `) B0 w& GThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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4 S: {: S6 X* M/ V, h' f2 WThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 O7 a0 a: m: }% E( ?/ K i+ }& m
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
. Y/ `, N: ^) P# }Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
5 R; w: K+ h$ f N/ o% h8 s6 ~+ BStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 @/ i- Y- J5 f% A4 h% z“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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
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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.( ^/ L* |2 y# `, H% q7 e9 r/ {6 z
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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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