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) H9 g; |' Q' |# [9 H" xA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada." \. b2 Z7 \& N }3 N
`9 h! {0 @7 X1 G0 [6 [7 @5 @/ P"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.% _ O2 d1 t7 u
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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.". a; p; W( A8 m! J4 W6 E0 x) h
% M* e9 r( B1 U% d+ ?$ u2 z2 sThe 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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1 e+ v5 Y0 z' F- ^7 W( y" R9 O* j8 KThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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# C9 U2 [) X- eThe coalition is asking government to:% q4 P6 C3 X4 v- A
+ l1 |; p; L9 |: Z- j5 }Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.* `. L7 J) E# ]8 m2 h7 K3 [! \- q
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 _: d9 B4 U7 Q3 DChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.) S' O0 J$ ?" [! L
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 m1 N3 S( P b; r2 Z4 l" @
“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., s# s7 @. s2 Z4 n1 C/ r3 E
0 N" B3 y7 W7 R& S3 Z8 Q"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.1 _/ G6 ]; @! H
* s+ @9 Q* b t/ Z! y+ e( cCurrently 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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