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% L8 H; s. o9 L1 {* }8 w4 G, RA 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.% f/ ~ B$ n' e9 s' \( a0 z
: j2 b. P+ _+ Y$ Y* a# 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."& M4 i& h& K4 D5 `8 M, @/ q ]
3 j' i }( o2 E0 d, P1 s# t8 MThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.5 F- j, |: b- i8 ]5 P1 ^
4 m5 {. u+ l0 h* _, W+ dThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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) P6 ^$ c5 N8 ~+ |; D' SThe coalition is asking government to:
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u4 _0 R0 g' g) Q4 Y& R% jChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
( f+ z6 _- `$ T6 {Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
0 w! c( J4 a! v1 Q$ n% M$ X! P hChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 T% L# o1 C1 H9 cStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.( G8 C. [3 O. L5 n6 H
“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.( }0 h0 J; j {2 S" y) ]6 m5 l0 P+ l
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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.9 _# X1 F' u9 H: x* ^* t9 S" h
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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. i1 H3 F6 q" f
$ U$ C8 v- G0 [8 R% ACurrently 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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