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. H) _: k# P; n5 F! KA 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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5 G9 n2 I6 n" Z4 P4 K+ @( g+ Q“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.", q$ ?$ X& t0 G; r, E9 W, F
! v6 M( f9 T0 Q6 I( f. l3 W& {The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.- @$ d: z8 d2 h z8 y; P" M
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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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2 \; f. w- v# }0 E. y- z: S# @6 [The coalition is asking government to:- x! V: T# }5 x5 ^6 t' v* `
_2 }/ I* [8 T# yChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 \. L: W7 v9 N6 j
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.# D, s; I2 \' r! |- ?
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
[% }+ p+ f* j' ?: ]! J! BStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
# r4 G+ k% ?: @' L" ]( X“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.( L6 D8 p' Y7 d
3 v: i( F! i7 x"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 C$ W$ M8 J9 p/ R( F7 VCurrently 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.
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