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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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“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."& }' K4 D3 m3 l
" v, e: X, r/ R+ qThe 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./ A; u7 r) _4 a6 Y- ]7 V
}: J3 r7 A5 D; LThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
( {& p, r: a! F! y5 vMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
* N; Y, @! R+ G* e; s, XChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, O" z/ i' G& Q& L/ H" E5 J8 BStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
% L2 i% S) J9 _, J& Q+ s' 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., D9 i8 w$ n; W3 d4 d& v
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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.
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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.8 @$ h* s. A. Y/ ~, I4 W
1 W: U! x4 s9 _1 g5 N! b' hCurrently 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.* D6 l) d& u c) u2 O
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