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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.+ i9 n' ?% L2 D7 i0 P
+ `& B6 e) q$ N z1 d"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.# x1 ?1 @/ N) l1 }. R' Q
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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."# c' C$ a Q; g/ O; I5 X( Y
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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.# D& C/ }( R1 @' v
4 }' o9 W6 o; P3 |4 ]The coalition is asking government to:& H7 {2 J% I5 N2 \) N5 o$ r
$ a- D' y' m5 p; A$ SChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands. S% `, M; H: Q/ G8 P" g
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.) U) g/ m# \+ o3 o; W7 q( Q7 [2 g
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
: R" {8 K3 M0 hStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ H. K' z2 K% k“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.; ]. {; e- k. v0 Y6 z' s2 @! Q5 k4 f
8 w$ U* Q" ~; d! c M"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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* d# c8 L( |" q) a: R4 y, WThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.6 k* F/ ?5 E! o! Q# q
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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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4 ]7 T# i6 {1 ^6 `) Y"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./ H( c9 T s) S/ ?$ f; d
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