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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.5 x$ X* c& A# i- \; {1 ]+ G
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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.6 U/ W* y+ |) C. @3 T
5 }0 O, w3 F, w8 X. L8 mThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.. G( ~/ ~1 `+ L& P
! L* e4 c& |2 _% u# ~The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
8 ]9 m5 J" X ?5 H. vMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& _6 m2 c6 }8 L; U1 w% x& oChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, B) s4 d0 u2 w a! F1 @Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
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& F0 g( D4 ?4 l2 v"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.! v& Q: i6 |( x8 m z
: P4 I: G4 `% G( U2 W* s5 ?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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000." c4 {7 [. A) K
9 h7 u* @5 l4 k( @$ i k. u2 u1 p"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.% O" L* y9 o- |
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