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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." q2 N/ f* S: \) ]5 D$ t* [
; u9 ~/ B' J$ a- \"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." F% B: R5 n/ V
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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* [8 M* D- u2 H6 s3 {/ u; L. A) o- ZThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.% k) p0 B o( h0 ^4 K! g
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The coalition is asking government to:' O: e2 u3 q% M/ j* ]. r7 W4 m, S
1 o! y" I9 D- o- W& M' XChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.# o; I1 Q h6 f- Z( y7 G' f
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., y" ?+ ~# E$ d, V; v) ]+ I4 [4 Y
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
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9 |# b% S5 N. \% O- i8 |9 X0 B) \“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., g2 ?( D7 [& N9 i6 m. k3 J$ w
. y3 [: }1 _" B' K4 m Z"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.4 i! `+ t* l% `4 ^4 U1 j
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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.; q) Z" A+ l; ]4 P
5 L& D# [* n8 \" v5 ]"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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