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+ c3 b4 N0 ~0 I2 cA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada., a1 }5 V, l4 F, ]* t- X# e
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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.# S \% U& i" v/ D! u @
( x5 S9 o0 N: N* v3 V- {% {“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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3 ?) T: _3 |2 s" I& [- N5 a- O. A, FThe 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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' n, v; h7 N. i% N% \The coalition is asking government to:
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1 c* G4 l7 N+ {- o5 [Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.3 A6 h! p% l e
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.2 H q3 J- K+ ?3 o: Z
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
+ D0 f+ p* b% c9 yStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( \/ F2 ~% p, v“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.) M. ~( ]- M2 L* J8 w
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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.; s8 o9 T9 f, a4 Q
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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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6 N& M2 r3 M. r- L [Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.* c: F' l5 [& J+ M }0 a
8 z( R# \/ v- n" H- 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.
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