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, X( n/ B# w$ E! _7 n0 _! b( bA 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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! ~8 Y9 C/ Q4 F `# H% H, 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.2 f5 E$ [# E2 R* h0 m8 H
7 L8 h8 h6 j/ G" u7 U) p“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."
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2 \. V+ M4 O0 Q1 d: [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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% T! C1 E) ]4 L5 S7 q4 X6 YThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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8 F4 X/ n) V9 ~The coalition is asking government to:
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$ u7 L3 {/ X- T# A( WChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
" E0 |3 W! E; ~ w: D2 [Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.3 N* G* ~( F6 `7 e% ]
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions./ N9 ?- E6 t5 N! |6 o
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, p% w1 J" `5 ^# I“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.0 d k4 ^# |) D- O" X
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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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( r7 J) u. p0 C& B" nCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.+ z8 p3 E. I4 M! G1 ]
# {" |. r9 Q& r& o B. b"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.. {3 | h1 e$ ?, Y
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