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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.7 Y: o! i. K$ N# i
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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.1 j5 U1 i$ n* x3 C
+ r7 D- H0 Z3 y0 u$ u1 NThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups., W; T0 {3 R5 u+ u9 J; S; K0 j+ p
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The coalition is asking government to:7 k( W% ~0 O6 u6 P1 K
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
) E f- Q$ ?! V7 E7 @Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
. V+ a& q( \) w0 n8 eChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.* z' N# q+ U5 x/ p2 Q/ ^5 P
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, I/ j9 S2 ~2 [! Z- f“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.
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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.# v2 \/ B. b P& [ m! c5 Y
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