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. {0 U7 x h+ @ L# `& {: PA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada./ L8 t. T; W* `' `! L8 ?
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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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“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."/ }. X3 q! i k9 ?/ o/ I) z! q2 V& q
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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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1 @- X! L' s* Y4 e4 sThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.- ~" G6 ]2 J( _! v& v. g
/ S" a+ j; U2 x' _# ^- yThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ q& C5 |- |1 ?3 v" jMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
5 c C/ Q% U5 v! yChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
7 E5 S# d: U" |; F# ^% w, KStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.( Z% l3 R, R3 e `0 p1 U) v
“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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( V) ]" z8 _9 _) C! O* @"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.# W9 q; c2 D3 c' n8 w9 ?
) p' D- A6 i5 I2 `% zThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.: F* b# d2 {5 T) O+ G6 J+ ~
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.9 L1 o; l/ @4 e. _' y5 A" v
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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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