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8 Z( x# ^6 K3 ?6 v6 |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.' R) s5 _0 h* J6 T
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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.0 v1 Q- S' R6 P9 y/ H% b. R% v: X
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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."
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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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' N$ Y0 }; K# N" eThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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6 H2 R* b) O& g7 iThe coalition is asking government to:
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: U6 Z8 ^! K l$ H DChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 P b" @4 j8 ?
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.. u/ G, D5 Z9 ?5 j! K
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.% M3 _, C* D' h Z; J7 v$ y1 O, I* G
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process." A8 ]' g: |5 z3 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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"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.5 k- h7 r- y; B: z2 K
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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.3 A; [/ Y8 k. F9 Y* v$ W' o$ k" @
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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.' D) t% F# |4 X, m) ^9 Q; B
V9 \! w1 d+ g0 d% f"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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