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! v6 {) G# n7 l5 M/ @ \6 kA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.$ m; i, c G o8 Q9 x
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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.) y; y) `0 [" r7 A5 m* k8 H" |8 U
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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."0 S4 u9 Q% i+ D/ U7 _6 c. e
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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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8 C/ c5 ?( \. m9 i- E% b/ yThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups." {0 h; p" W( p) h4 b4 n
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The coalition is asking government to:
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- [7 ~, ^+ |# O6 l) @Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.3 i4 B; z+ A$ r [" @6 O# I
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants./ d, @' L2 ~, d0 C9 V4 [6 p
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, g" Q. z4 E5 H1 @4 N; zStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.$ q9 y% Q, k! Z* t
“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./ l5 ]. N+ ]* q
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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.9 w W" k- c5 p9 y. j& Z
- J9 ~' j7 A* B- ?! JThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.: I& C* d' X$ y
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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.
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