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" C* j' |) j8 J# dA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.2 T, v# i" ~5 |9 s0 _
1 u8 j4 z5 C# @6 S"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.8 _- U) H# K# |6 o- R1 B1 @ v
3 |* y$ E9 b* H# ~4 ?“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."( A# l6 v5 d9 l( o x& \% Y
( k8 R1 A, N, ~/ AThe 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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; G( k+ C& n, N. T" G, SThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.; _1 M( e8 e1 |$ P7 Q# u
- |2 C9 K6 H& v/ x% o0 hThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
7 J9 g8 |4 D" I4 V: PMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
# X9 S4 c0 \* n, V; M$ YChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
6 S/ u/ F# j! ^3 l5 bStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.! O J" A3 F+ `
“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.7 c* r5 ?" Z+ c% \
0 h/ E; l2 w3 ]"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.0 S( l6 ~: X: h" a: \6 q. s
+ Y. s, t' G. [Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 t3 l- p8 M. D! B3 T9 Z, ^$ k
( P6 U) z# @% I2 ]"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.1 u* s2 V$ z9 t; O% S# i
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