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7 H% V5 ~) [1 yA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.* o {9 b( K2 v
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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.
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) H) g$ V" H. j; k5 u' `( Y7 A2 x+ 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."
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; l& q F) C$ E* u9 `" m/ r" NThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said. t: H s/ L& W: S1 U$ }5 n
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.' ^' K6 m/ V( I5 n: L% P4 D
6 N6 z2 u. O8 O8 ?$ c XThe coalition is asking government to:
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; u5 ]3 w! Y1 N, `4 Y8 RChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.* T- @8 x( Q4 X# ^
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
' g% p* U2 c$ J2 ^1 f. k3 HChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.- R1 `: d( X2 Z( e/ }8 U; @/ H
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
6 O; J- Y- C2 O2 G$ v“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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"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.8 x) @1 y& Y- v( x, r) l/ c1 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.
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- L. Y* U$ V" z5 k: e' J+ \9 ~"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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