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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.3 b% O" C7 k9 A) a7 ]% m$ R) a9 N* j
/ E9 E' {& h/ Y0 ^9 @# J"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."
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( j) y. V6 K$ X$ G; z! j1 `The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.9 Y) P7 e2 B4 }7 Z, P
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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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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.6 _ C& M4 L) z2 ]
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
! M* v' o6 @) U/ _/ d( eChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
& t7 {, ^: g/ ~( P$ @Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
! z9 K9 p: h# b9 a; S$ 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.
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2 ^/ H# b* t. @6 h" i8 J6 M9 q"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.
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8 {7 S* W' K+ d3 DCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.3 r. I3 K# ^& R
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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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