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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.: |# h9 X9 G1 `/ K( j
2 `# _: _ d" t"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.+ u9 u6 N3 }) }5 m) m U
3 d2 \; g% w5 Q) U“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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; Y( |4 T; F. D- K* V% BThe 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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- }" B o" K. R. O0 OThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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0 y7 A# F h2 e& uThe coalition is asking government to:
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+ k6 r7 S/ j0 @- e o4 l! k* iChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
8 l: P8 z" S, e6 S4 yMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants. U' {6 U2 G/ n) t$ I( j' d) t- t# J
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.3 r! w0 q# q0 w/ [
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 D4 c3 L7 F( R* D$ U“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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4 w1 e% c. X" O: B( |"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.- v6 r3 n, H2 H& v' X+ v O' z! s% ~
& m3 Y) I/ }9 f1 D. L* l0 Y/ z# `( ~The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.7 ?/ V& y" J/ v
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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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