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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.
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- @( E8 C5 e) ^- [3 Q“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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4 X: j; ]3 i- u. X, c, QThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.% S: Z- L0 c, n. L1 o6 N3 F4 {
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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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5 w4 H( L+ d( T' p8 x- u$ nThe coalition is asking government to:# k. T ~9 P$ c$ |- ~$ c
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
2 M8 L6 E/ a. j1 V, M6 l. ]Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 O! c' c& ~* ], tChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, Q+ e! @+ R( M0 y# vStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process." s+ ^- h" z7 i; Z
“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.' V& T7 h0 e9 J- L
y3 Y/ ^5 t6 d2 \, `"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.* D& C& s) O2 j8 W' e/ H
4 R& ` |+ A9 A" oThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton. Q) C9 x! P- ?8 a# o f
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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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"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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