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% o4 f! L/ a4 w6 ^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.; E A( c6 |+ i( m) V0 {; p8 S
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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.$ b' `" i9 H" K& b" X0 h1 Z: I
1 p9 U: u9 U1 T( X/ p* u7 P1 u“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."* L) C7 N5 G9 A; j$ J
6 b* [9 g5 g- Y% l. d% vThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.2 l( n" h* ^0 ]2 z) C
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.; d3 [2 k o) o) ?9 m+ s! q
& J4 P3 g. }) N8 {' A" gThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ a+ F( b* d* z9 j) P7 B% y9 yMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.: y+ m' t5 w U1 Z. a9 \
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! Q8 D/ `! p3 ^8 d' d! N% y$ DStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( S: i0 f, J0 m5 L9 d“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.; j# X. s7 J2 w! m2 Y
) y5 \* A1 ^- l3 `The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.* \& f# e/ B: f# `9 C t$ N8 `# O
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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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I3 Y6 S3 m/ n: v& N"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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