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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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/ a: X+ s( {( g7 [! m# q"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.% I9 r9 `- M& A5 F
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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."
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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.$ K2 D( I5 \. z' K
$ y0 L+ |4 I2 @$ {( T8 _ w1 N2 C) aThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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' H& u8 ?5 x6 Z0 s3 T/ bThe coalition is asking government to:
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. n& u. E; w" r6 f @Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
( o" V+ ~7 p, KMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.( E+ { R1 e+ m/ E" h3 O
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions./ r4 W" C, r5 [. A
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
' Y7 o2 S0 K% N, D“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.. a2 s9 U- ~& a
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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.2 O1 y; Z8 M: R' _! g
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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 G5 g; W B+ N( G4 l. b/ Y
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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.& |% x$ v+ h* }% Z0 i
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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.% s1 ?) g4 N4 F+ I U
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