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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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1 ?6 }1 e' Y/ c: u, _' M"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.$ L) M( t Y5 d8 N
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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 t7 c3 j4 G9 b1 i3 j& { h( q/ y
6 ]4 U7 D" V p# ~( D3 fThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.& L/ H9 k- |6 @" `
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 ~6 ^; A# u: U3 w) D5 j
7 V' s2 R N7 B# P. c+ Q4 e8 qThe coalition is asking government to:( [* U% ^/ H4 N( b! x5 Z
4 k1 u2 z" R' QChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.& w/ g4 r9 {1 {+ `
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.6 B; y( o h# ? k# k/ y. {+ J
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
) V% K8 w, w( _9 \Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.2 \% \0 h6 e1 p6 u# `: H
“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.+ L6 A1 r$ A1 U5 O) B @" {
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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.% ~2 w8 n0 o0 Z
/ R% ?! Z \' G6 n" g. L"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.+ j3 X" ~" `6 V+ z+ X
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