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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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"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.! E4 H* {1 Q1 ^
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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."( B' x$ q7 ?6 e% E3 Y
' s5 z. V" u0 \The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.% l3 O/ H( d$ T! i' b7 n
2 B: E" s- L3 |- c" O+ {8 l+ `0 DThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:3 O& E) I4 v: I& O* o- _, J( i
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.5 N& C+ B; F: R* ?+ A; {
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
+ G# d( g4 |% G1 @( T1 x- ~Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
5 d7 B9 z! M a" v1 s6 m& XStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process. g$ I3 X8 N# O! \# w! X1 m) 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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4 s# g3 D* a- s: M- J" F* ^( T"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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5 {# Y( n2 a- b. b. w% aThe 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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! M, {+ X3 O# TCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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3 k, S0 D) v( R, r V7 R"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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