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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.: Y4 M( [ R) [! @
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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.
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" t" w6 }& _% F2 E+ I+ eThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:) _5 G( J: ]$ B/ Q) B
7 \5 Y9 w# x! }/ t/ Q8 l; y1 GChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.4 S7 e0 D7 n) d; p( ^* h
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.- G. y% `9 P$ u* v
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
$ `) z' X/ m4 ?, }! IStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 g* X% L' i- u5 X1 k“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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/ D& P# q' u$ N& U* o2 l r* }' 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.
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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.* e2 b0 g1 ~, s3 X/ [
: o1 z! \5 l8 v# gCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 ^. b T F. {5 m$ }
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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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