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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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" u, a1 J8 b% g7 Y0 W0 h* e"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 k- s) e7 K! 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."6 _( B1 F+ w8 i
3 V" [- g: K( V' tThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.6 ~; Y: G0 M4 @7 [3 q2 E! U
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.% ~ w K$ J0 o. p: W% p
' \1 S3 f2 \* d' O6 YThe coalition is asking government to:8 c7 h S1 f" V5 u+ o( g5 W3 U
& G, P; ~' P6 B& z$ V1 L- j+ V- J/ p1 fChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ J# B6 c9 z5 C% i
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., V! j% W: q, D9 D
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.# o- ^" K" z6 P. u; f" C0 `0 d
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.& }: j+ a0 A2 U* ^
“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.# Q( n+ p$ u6 L- e. [3 j. |
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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.5 z0 y+ \+ v. H* F
: Y4 P: `7 W* W& }. Z) b# I- L: [6 sCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.! |5 p! ^% ?4 w3 l. r. K
4 T1 }5 @& D& e. w6 i2 c8 C"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: v" M8 x$ c/ ^1 p4 k9 _7 E3 Y
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