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3 _) L' p8 c7 V" N5 q) f7 Q& sA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.; s4 \4 d9 i. U- C' e' X
& y8 f: {& l( S! G"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.* V' l. X+ J6 t& ~5 Y/ }/ G* g
1 w% Z5 s( h$ G9 i2 o5 x“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.". f0 T; l$ a, B+ V3 Z/ g1 O
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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.- F2 T( ~8 m4 ~: y1 O; |
" a: o: @% M( d9 J& n$ HThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.8 a7 t- ~! V* O
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The coalition is asking government to:0 d$ ?8 I6 l& j7 R4 |- I& D1 D0 b
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
. R4 h) L7 @) \" vMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' h' L1 {) ~* M$ R
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
& F# y# B3 K. R) J% oStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.) L5 U T" G' J
“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., |* {" s. J5 ~
& J! a3 W, W; y) P: D"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.$ ]4 z% B# X( J5 } \3 l$ R. ~, U
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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.) P0 v$ y4 ~6 F% j0 R- J; Z
/ K# x; | r" v" ?+ L$ }Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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8 T8 a% ?2 D/ I2 i6 G. x3 S"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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