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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.4 Z7 O8 J; @! {. u. n9 C
" c" {! H6 {1 C$ ?6 L"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.9 @$ S# r5 \6 B5 n$ n
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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."% m7 H; X4 y0 J e/ ?* ^
% N, u: z0 l& |- W$ A! x3 OThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.3 B( h+ I0 Q- V6 J) }3 r2 n! Q( j
4 p- M# ?6 Y! m/ X2 }# S* N1 WThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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* V/ R7 x$ V" h; o; KThe coalition is asking government to:
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( J2 b2 |, S5 Z7 q% \Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% U& G }+ @0 w0 m/ _Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& M$ S& a7 x! q, ~Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
# l, M# g6 I5 u# E$ k2 _Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.) }" |( h. s. |+ m* A
“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, W: o6 q( m3 I3 e
& x0 c4 K1 @; N1 D8 E; y& K3 |+ Y"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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$ d* c: f8 v) U ?4 z; m. p+ wThe 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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& }; t2 s! a- X) V2 [Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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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