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4 N& K$ M. I5 L+ Y" Z# N( N+ SA 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."' u! B U- Q: {3 ?/ K
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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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) f! C+ b+ v* J: M3 ?# vThe coalition is asking government to:, C' A" r1 a. h
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ u, _3 l$ _7 U. g0 GMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
$ }1 T& j5 Q) j7 i! GChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.2 {9 w& W- [4 p* w1 h# M
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 I; l: D M3 z& _/ @: f; o6 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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3 Z* _/ P6 _+ Z, _"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.. u& r8 V p2 [ U P5 ?, r" W$ R! e/ `
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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.6 I+ w0 K6 l& n) 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.
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# o5 d5 L# ^4 P4 y; |: x"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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