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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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" f R( w+ c* ~/ s* d5 \$ j5 U"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.. m" v( ^: }! {6 b8 }+ f+ u" q
: H: ]7 Y8 Y4 R1 R- Q“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."0 Y8 d, L1 z1 C1 S1 y! b+ g
8 J0 P+ E& W( ?- ]4 o$ o1 SThe 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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% D; ~4 c/ w6 J4 O" HThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.2 U) e! R3 H% a
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The coalition is asking government to:- m, r% g' v. @
3 F, P1 J% U6 v8 Q9 U& BChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.+ d" R. f1 L; Z9 A% C; I( U) l
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
" x4 v/ g7 \8 fChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.3 d! R% F9 `9 v7 J9 u( D
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
3 W: E0 J1 V7 y0 j& k5 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.: g; w5 M0 a. z) J, z U
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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.) s" N$ W+ w. D
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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.+ r7 Z; K; ?) e+ ^; S
( V8 M E9 d+ V, ~2 LCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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- T1 B# v6 C4 ^ e8 j7 f! [7 K"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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