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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.0 u p, O9 x' w& u
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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.; c1 n8 U. M& N7 F+ c% i% \0 }
$ ]% j* H2 p, X“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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% E/ s0 ~. K6 j+ [* }& dThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.0 n" ^& L7 K: e2 T* \
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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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The coalition is asking government to:& m Z5 p! V: f }6 Q+ F' Y& ~- A
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( ]/ g, S# C+ g# p( ? G: O4 |2 f
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
+ \; E2 |0 a. m) [0 R! Z% D( yChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
: d6 Y/ T5 _, ]# @ p' L' b- OStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
! `$ B( t# _# r- 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.
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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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' `4 `/ F ^6 }8 f( lCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.+ Z! O% {' B9 q( R
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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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