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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.) Q, ]- l! n! E2 V& D: ]
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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./ H" M" L O& r0 w# Z
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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."5 T5 k8 ?% Y/ w" X. f6 e$ V* J
% g7 v: i, C' R# }0 hThe 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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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' n9 B# R* i0 `The coalition is asking government to:% M" Q$ j- }4 Q5 M {- a
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
7 G7 R9 i; x/ X& h) s6 T$ E- E! c# EMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.* M& a( g8 V: C+ T
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
+ R1 z$ R2 {' [8 q2 H+ ~" D5 M& ~Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( Q/ L3 ^! a0 H5 l7 w“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./ n8 e% V5 U# q( X6 h
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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 10,000.6 c( G3 }$ @" s2 [
8 F1 ?- g( u, H% g8 F% h$ ~"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.# ^7 x0 v% N3 Y$ n
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