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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., H- L" T2 W9 e; ]. E( ?$ y
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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.! O) }9 F* L" N# \1 E
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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."
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# N1 { _" x: Y4 s! B' b* h# f! \The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.- x5 O r. g* c' B* h4 f
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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9 m' e+ `6 m; c$ O9 c( L: zThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
, M2 r! X8 X8 |7 K2 \- H+ u$ O- @Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
9 Z- S+ g( J/ d# W1 I3 z8 N; |8 I3 o5 \Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
3 b" t) U" T2 a+ Q6 q2 v9 ?Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.( g' @2 _3 e# H5 x7 D6 _
“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.: x7 ]) ^2 |3 _& g o0 s' j, O4 \
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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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.' l/ R2 }7 A4 j& K4 L* D+ f
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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.* x% O$ s. m9 L6 Z- i5 v
) M) Q, L; S D- K- P0 f"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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