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' i& d1 r. F* G8 d' 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.
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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.7 k J& x1 z+ i% l
$ s5 O# `3 l' w0 C4 {5 D6 P“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."1 {1 X7 I* ]" V! U
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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.6 n# R( V5 t# I3 O3 G( N g; A
3 ]7 s" M. H5 h1 x x1 jThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups. C6 S( W' Y, o! q9 @. R
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The coalition is asking government to:
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- B' m( J+ }1 N& R; NChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 Y3 k& v7 T+ |. f c: I- i
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.* Q }9 Z! O6 O. E3 E
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' N# D/ f8 T3 P; uStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
$ {% r" c `; m7 ^" H( ?“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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% e- s! v5 H2 W"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.; h, n7 Q7 I+ v! ?) R R4 }
2 C9 K' m T$ ~7 a/ `9 kThe 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.
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1 | G3 [, k, p$ 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.) ~2 k$ a0 k$ k8 T
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