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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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- U" g1 R! o' O7 T"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., E. r: q- h' d
% H2 W2 q% j1 z1 c) u: V# 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."; E5 X2 l0 f: R' r
/ L, z, l+ R, |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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3 {' g+ R Q" C2 G1 B+ WThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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1 l, \6 L9 M( x/ d# VThe coalition is asking government to:
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2 Z0 C- i: ^- S+ e5 b5 Y( {# ]1 VChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 d0 G1 m# z* z+ \6 H2 I, D
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 i* l+ Z; b' X x& d6 XChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.' T9 B. r4 d Z$ d1 E( u( ^& G/ N
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 a) E7 V, W0 k3 D( B3 o w“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.' o8 m x8 L3 T# j8 p
# f) k% E3 z- S* F"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." m% m& B5 L" A! m0 z( W8 R H( M
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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./ A7 b8 i) S6 |, f& O
2 W0 s- _+ B7 u; z5 GCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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- ?5 B( _7 X) |( j3 }"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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