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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.) N; ^5 ] s' 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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4 v9 x5 X! f+ e) vThe 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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0 @2 H4 r8 y& `: j5 \6 t3 QThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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2 l- D* X$ B4 q$ |4 e" s7 OThe coalition is asking government to:$ a9 j8 \9 G: a5 o- z3 w
# R! h6 k6 H [2 Z5 D) eChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 e! @ H& k; j
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& H. j/ Z2 K3 [$ p$ ?4 }
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' R- Y) w! u0 kStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
9 a8 r; m" V" q8 U! V9 {5 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.' O8 U1 ^1 q+ s( O1 O# v
. A p) q9 ^; F3 w% _"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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* e# W" g5 F0 v. j9 S+ F4 i, sCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.1 ~ `5 m0 v' X$ o( o3 j- E! N! j
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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.: s3 B: M' V5 l
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