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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." r! V% `) u" w ?! N
) F& e: c6 K _6 Z"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.+ d& q6 @/ Z$ v' W9 }$ f
$ R) [9 ^: H1 ^. r) U“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.
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& t$ U$ j- O. K4 |3 UThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 f- q4 c3 s3 A1 B: G
/ {! Y: E: G( {/ } r! c7 GThe coalition is asking government to:& O1 j# f' U3 ~1 @0 v3 k; c
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
: [! w) l; \; L+ ^+ S6 c1 kMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& U* |! t; K7 pChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
( g) v: w6 H5 V- V. `+ MStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.6 [/ e- ^+ _: k4 r' J0 v; _1 j
“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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( k }$ y! h( k7 o, Y"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 l, w+ F- p O1 |
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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.4 o4 h9 {3 T- y0 _8 c
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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.
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: W( e& c8 r8 A4 B/ a! ?6 m"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.* c4 R7 f+ `5 \' j( G
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