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: o& J" L. q: a# s0 wA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.1 N7 r+ l/ u0 ~
4 R! d& ` Q0 S. P"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.- w8 A1 s* |- r5 [
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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."- z. B0 m7 y0 I; ?; x$ {' b8 M( [
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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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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9 P X4 f: z( K8 |7 j, v3 D1 V& FThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.$ D% |, a% m" C4 n1 w( W
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
3 \$ t9 {5 z- E8 X( u+ WChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
Z. ^6 Y3 U- l" BStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.; H, ~$ X' \( o. I6 ]
“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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. _ H" z4 ~* N5 C9 J 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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.- t2 t' O& J, V4 y
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.7 [. j8 n, q+ s0 H
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"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.* ~& M0 b4 k/ B' r: V9 Y& w8 l
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