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9 i! d. ]5 w; e7 k) lA 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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3 e6 t- i5 B8 l/ Z. g6 A E W) p1 x"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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. A: y# g% R, l ^“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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7 e& a- F4 e# UThe 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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2 v3 e1 {4 X0 [1 ^/ n `, gThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups." `+ }/ |7 |8 Q5 {8 u; p: C" T
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The coalition is asking government to: Y0 h6 G2 X$ q, I# V* U
2 P# G5 O2 F% S& M6 {. @Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ ]1 h% o$ Q+ a: v$ c" G5 F0 i
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.- I4 s# z8 A. ?5 u. S1 P
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
- I8 L5 ?3 F) b. X) o9 a3 bStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 x1 [# \) t9 `4 u$ m9 p“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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"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.% A% q( E8 J) P: r# e
) F# N& c7 f8 k0 u, w \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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" R3 @* Z3 b' Q/ TCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.- |' V8 |+ }1 g* F
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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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