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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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) Q5 @" B- ~- Z" \) l: v( ^. \. R“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."/ U! s0 U0 \" c; m/ D0 `& H- z' 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.7 K: w1 ?$ X" ^! C1 _8 Q) d
0 J. W7 X' e S, `- DThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:
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, E: d$ p _( {2 w+ q5 ^Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.; x8 a9 ]! Z1 C$ ]( h# ?
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.# E& T* d( D, o% v9 v
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
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“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. ?; J7 u% r( M/ r
3 _9 s' P P$ M6 ?5 O$ S3 OThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.$ o+ J! u1 O7 F8 G" a+ c
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.7 [7 B' m/ a# R# @, \7 H; L" N
6 @5 p4 W, J8 @1 F; ]# F) T3 c& c"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.# e" |* d7 u- [) q3 t
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