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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.
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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.
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( e8 E y2 T0 t5 j& W“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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.$ k' f# H4 W4 n" M, A
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The coalition is asking government to: y, }, {6 Y7 p: o( l M
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( K2 I% _' j" X# r
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., H& R2 w# ^( k( g0 m# k
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.. X3 d$ B5 f+ ?* o+ y' t! d
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.; b) L, X! ~( e! r* A' ^* R2 @' 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.9 F( I: I" w& Y2 {' V$ D6 S: Q2 V
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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.: q8 P$ {% ]1 i) s* J q
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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.; W& m5 ?3 b, ] u* n& e! S
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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.! Y( F7 b! U4 W& e
* ^$ a6 N0 t8 c: h. V7 g& ]"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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