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$ {' D% K! Y. ~% MA 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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( \6 }$ r l+ D+ Y"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 o) K! d. @8 Q$ s( G$ ]
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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.": t" t$ |# J$ q+ ?5 {: L; K- s
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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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6 l+ ?& k- J# B! h9 m6 `: E4 |/ p$ NThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.! V/ u# r% a6 X+ D/ A" \. j8 `( @
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The coalition is asking government to:( Z5 X# E# I; G P
1 @+ }8 a* E6 M/ j6 t T! J, y* uChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ F* r3 @+ `0 {6 e) ]- J% i0 ~Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
# K# z& P9 V) B8 n4 F# X+ }4 |$ ]Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
$ D2 r6 W3 m* f. ^. EStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.: i3 }, F" L/ N; D8 p
“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.4 s( P+ N3 C4 B" | ~7 d: X. _
+ I7 B0 g& I0 E7 I. p! Q"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.3 |* v$ a4 o! F4 v" C& U; H
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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.5 Q+ {3 p1 w: Y
8 v8 z$ c0 P' _3 `# jCurrently 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.: C4 W1 ^5 ?$ j$ h4 V% F
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