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. p7 ]3 G6 D, MA 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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/ |- y R F% u- R6 _, `+ l"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.
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+ h( M6 q$ |0 g' e6 E“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." S9 S, v+ [3 K5 ^' G
. L# B$ X2 Y" y* A# f8 PThe 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. H! @5 S% w; L
V: k* {" r: Z1 xThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.7 w3 K2 a$ V" Z4 }) G: g
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' W) O F0 D! h, O0 @* b
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.; q+ M) {' O* p( U* s8 G
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.% @! ?# ^. R) i+ l" ?% A+ L8 R
“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.2 _. {! K; ~$ {
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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.. u4 m: N4 ~* [* l
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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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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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: G- v) k8 m3 X1 q* 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.- O5 \! x3 Q+ ~
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