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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.2 W" D' P3 R/ Z. }3 x5 k4 Z n; {
U5 r6 D! \, P7 F7 G2 T! 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.
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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."% [4 \* u+ F d- ~
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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. K$ r2 @: y. H0 d" M1 I; C2 V
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.8 t# h( [! l1 j0 b$ }1 s
% M& h* T d p% J7 kThe coalition is asking government to:6 j) }8 t+ Z' Y/ ?
* ~& V6 G% l3 G) p; h* FChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.' }: f9 S$ l6 f+ k' ?% N* f2 m
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.* M& ~* z) E8 l8 \9 d7 R4 F
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 t0 H/ {& R7 R% t6 D0 M7 J
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
* G( y8 |9 B6 \9 X2 g: e“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.) J, R. l' D& P
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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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- W2 y* O r( | Q7 L' bThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.* x0 C0 A8 |* n
8 k2 t+ ~, Q9 y0 n) y ZCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.! j$ a3 C+ u/ K! a+ w, H @
1 F- A* c! V: Z/ {% @3 j3 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.
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