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: O o6 }3 d1 \* \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.
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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.
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3 l! G- K ]1 O- y0 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."2 H) o+ u% ]3 u3 D8 R
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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.0 ~! G( N3 M: R3 R4 k
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.- }2 C- M' j: H T* ~9 d( q/ B5 h
6 D$ z7 j' D' gThe coalition is asking government to: i8 x% s+ H8 ^* [* w6 p( d% h+ j
* R7 ?0 f+ ~8 C0 w7 `Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
& g& |' N/ R! d9 p; dMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& W9 U ~* Q3 c8 W% lChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. j( K; Z, j8 {- T! N; p
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, D( {7 v% q9 D n, U$ F( T4 M“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.% {, Q5 G0 }( p$ M: X8 h( q
& r: H" U( P; v$ d5 P# i/ l: r"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.4 u5 M2 L2 @" z2 A0 N
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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.) k2 r/ ], y/ E% u) v
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.0 X: u. I- |- {4 e
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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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