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5 Y3 a8 {2 |. N5 v: T/ aA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.2 V0 ?" ?; s& k4 L0 E$ s
! D3 l9 }3 x: @" b5 F"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.. w9 D5 y% m: _- ^0 q0 P
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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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; E1 b# s) i* @) O6 `* FThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.( ^, G/ \) B% a) \: ^
; J' Q5 m4 L- \- X$ Z" AThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.! Z. X8 h/ a0 E0 l2 W! {0 c
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The coalition is asking government to:
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+ H. @$ F+ b/ Y! w5 kChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 g+ a0 t. x; u# K
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.( ] `% R9 g# w* K, [/ J5 [
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.+ d0 c( D+ u5 q; w# q5 l
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.2 S8 G- |( m/ Y$ B/ Z: F: l7 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.
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: ?; I8 x8 a w- c5 ^2 q+ R0 Y"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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% @/ ]! g! L1 r! ^- P: CThe 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.5 ?( O k; d9 U7 e [
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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.* m4 `: Z* K& m
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