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- W7 w# _. X% N2 I9 R* {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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% K5 G( E# X+ y' S9 z5 R3 |"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.% i, G u1 R+ C' `% k) `
4 L- C+ f6 e2 N6 _. f“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."* p# X5 ?, n8 `( @' d' c* m+ l; ^
" D9 x" E Q" l( f# Q7 tThe 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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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: S5 a0 _( m# n; b/ GThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 N' J# \9 T2 m: E- G
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 o: j1 z4 {; n- F* C; Y! KChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions., u( I2 _. a1 \
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.# k& [: l9 c* S# }
“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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! n; R& C) r- u2 w8 ^& F* G/ w"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.8 W1 m2 z/ a6 ~+ f4 R3 g
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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.
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5 v( d' B2 H, X- ECurrently 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.: U, E; F. J) S3 F7 D% q
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