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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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8 H8 ]0 f& d3 g k9 e# E6 n) w g"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.& r& k0 J+ D/ {( M: F' ?, o
7 h) }. n# e2 m7 ~1 ]“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."9 b& W( ?$ b. ^/ |$ P4 h
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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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* |4 [2 q/ U' Q% T1 j3 ^4 |This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 {2 v `; l4 Q- ? r
7 e- k( D$ G8 t' F% JThe coalition is asking government to:# F, b6 u8 l# V+ J+ s7 X6 i D
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
# E5 T; U. V9 C( [Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.$ |5 S' u) Q9 @! F2 |' a
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
$ b& x2 P( t: \4 f ZStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.% v; a9 H6 X7 @* D! E+ C
“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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+ D$ @% [$ |3 o1 P& u7 y/ K0 ?9 P6 P"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.0 g9 s- R1 f# x7 o
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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." h) o: {4 l) D: Z2 b4 t; p' e
8 w" |& E1 ^. O2 b+ g) E; M4 WCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000." O) g5 U# L8 O& l( k' {
& z/ _+ q E. p+ x! M' G' F"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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