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( j8 [5 L0 [* b0 R \5 [- _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.$ G. [0 R" Y0 ?' i5 f' }; c3 r
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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."4 G4 m+ H! s' r1 X' K( s& y
, e) u; Z7 t4 f: tThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.% c/ r; }1 ~$ ?
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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5 h" x. D( M# d' \8 LThe coalition is asking government to:0 E/ A+ U6 m3 i3 o( U) g
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 x- V4 k9 c, j: ?; [
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
) K( [0 i0 e2 I3 u3 v6 dChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 `: X7 x% p- OStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
# C% k) b: \& z; Q! g“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.& `% l3 |- \; w
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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.
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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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: x0 W2 B2 ~, t6 y$ H) n4 w0 kCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.2 w5 G) O0 ?' M: W% O- Q! K
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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.& ^. ?3 y- e# b3 r
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