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7 C, L$ X8 D7 P$ S, m" ~. I% o/ C5 qA 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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0 H8 g9 b2 r, f3 l/ g! H"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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S) a! I- ?- ^( a6 c, g“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."
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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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( q* P* ?5 G" C& ^$ v7 Y# S" L6 B; wThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.- s! w& d0 X9 v, n; G
2 b2 Y+ g! ?/ a4 \1 `0 H3 qThe coalition is asking government to:, j1 k; N, S/ Y) P% ?) v ?
: k: ?. U0 @/ i6 ?1 T5 gChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.$ f- D' J+ C' w6 F. Q% A% b5 X) D
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.$ w) j& P, y: U- w
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.! V6 E1 f8 E* v( u
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
: ~. ~) ]$ _8 |9 x, 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.
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( m% B* E: R3 Z) R6 n# c* m"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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( V: `: d: V ?0 @0 f+ \/ jThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.% ~6 t8 X; {; d& B+ h7 D9 ?) b" [
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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.
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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.; f0 P: g0 ^5 z/ T4 ^
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