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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.
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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.$ B% M! Q5 o* e2 L0 E. s
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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."
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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.2 z& b* i% @! ^' f
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 ^2 z% n3 J. s7 G; N4 e
+ b# Q$ s8 C: N7 l4 rThe coalition is asking government to:# N6 j* V- c4 a3 t. k- Z& B
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.# Q4 ~1 ~2 l: q8 X- Y' S) A
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' T5 O6 P& C1 l: a
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.2 I( f6 ^- Q" ?7 e3 `2 F
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process." F2 a" U7 ~9 s1 u1 H: [
“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.1 O8 P6 W- a& r& _2 x; K
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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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$ S) V) B- a4 Y) w1 A1 ]8 |Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.. a6 G6 d5 ]1 ^- y3 I; 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.* w+ h7 L- U& }
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