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0 W2 t1 m: g" TA 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+ y5 w0 G3 N" `$ K
D$ v& S0 c+ b8 X7 r# x"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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; f; f5 n* b! R# D( {“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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: d4 _: E1 c* @9 d8 d' R' [) uThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.6 v; i0 o* y* q4 x ^
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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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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ A) ^0 {; r5 y! [- |9 a/ E+ p
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
, p0 H2 J& ~9 J! ?6 N$ AChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
3 J( \% y6 ?& f* N6 w- O& { |Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
3 a3 s( q. C F8 M“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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( o) o0 R- z$ l6 F, C% v4 C& 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.
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/ N+ H# Y- `: c: D& x# r8 kThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.' u5 `0 |% p( ?# A
6 ~) j: z9 c" Z& S( rCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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) q: s4 f, X3 x+ E: M"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.+ L3 {. {* I& b- k b1 ~& q) b& Y. I
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