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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." L3 J. ]/ J' h' P0 s! D9 \6 Z
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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."% {+ V/ ~9 G6 A$ z" T& u: a; _
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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.
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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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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.5 n* K$ J! B6 h9 g8 j u; F7 p
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 ]3 O: K. `+ KChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. U8 l7 s$ [6 T: U+ D8 I- |
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 K) X9 B% ]" {) s0 U. z; F" I" |2 |“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.: \' I/ q8 u; _
) Y8 d& Q% \, w' i9 a" Y/ S. [& ]"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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! H# d# w7 h% l, b7 y$ P- o% |The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.+ V6 y* ?8 Y) N2 D7 m5 Q
2 f) `9 \8 d- x' ~% sCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.0 G8 ]- _: D" @9 G6 T3 o
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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.4 A* y7 b, B8 q' C: o! ^$ t5 W
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