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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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4 @. z* w l8 o4 ?"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.
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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."1 y7 q4 V! N) w% i( e
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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.2 I9 W3 |9 \8 Q3 [" a2 [
+ U& I$ l. t' x6 i0 e0 W' j& XThe coalition is asking government to:
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( g1 ~+ ]$ r4 D8 `5 e3 lChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
# C4 o' j" }8 f/ b$ n: ? E+ SMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
7 y" o K* h+ _" _! F9 [! KChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.! f- W1 I! V3 M$ O
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( A& j0 l+ E) g( I9 B“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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9 c7 ~( {( O, Y* O5 H" b4 F"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 `$ F; Y1 T8 V
& x$ H* U+ n+ Q5 J2 Y/ h& ~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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4 L, G- @' b4 ^1 UCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.( R; U5 h! K# Y
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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.
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