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( V. P. W, C5 B5 U" GA 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."( r1 W. B( c5 H# Y" f+ w; ?
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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.! W+ y$ r5 z Q5 M
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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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$ O: y! m9 o$ D( E RThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
( r! R& k* R. O- \3 u, oMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
7 p; O2 q8 G+ Q& C, H! pChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.; j( U- o" Q+ u6 F9 k
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process." t. n! D+ C, r, L, ~
“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.4 [* C- p1 X, ?
6 t/ V9 c5 [8 \, f N& 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.
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/ `" e2 }. t" ]% G3 B+ }+ oThe 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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5 V; o3 a7 A! V& o/ ?Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.) ]4 E0 {; M7 K7 O( I4 f& f
2 D. E2 A3 U" u6 J4 F. e; b"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.$ o: {. q% S2 x; T8 ?$ t% C
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