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, C# ~% x/ p; N) r vA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.$ o& O% [! F+ H k7 D/ K
+ }+ w, g+ `! U) @"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.! d" S0 c& _! [7 v. }( [
+ }/ E& P9 G4 P$ g“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.
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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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% g/ ?9 m" @: s& [* s; A7 vThe coalition is asking government to:
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# Q6 M: u) n" L. ~Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.& g, t- v& l! ?8 {
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.1 k" s3 u, r, |8 Y+ \+ o
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ J6 X; H0 }: I. V0 tStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
% F! i! s- K4 k* _“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.$ X' d6 m2 ^9 Y: z6 R1 |
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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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/ ]9 F2 V( _7 E) V0 EThe 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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; i- {4 b9 j( K+ Y"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.. V+ v8 S& s2 s
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