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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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"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.& c9 P& i$ u% |+ h( |/ k
; z* n3 H- g* K0 H“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."0 A, |" ?8 u2 N' _7 q# e( h
. v; `- B8 K- j5 D$ b3 e# d) N. |The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.9 [0 t0 y& t2 j- r8 ^0 ?
, ?# s# l8 ^3 L) gThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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$ k. A/ h; K" m/ c" N% k1 VThe coalition is asking government to:
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3 z& d6 Y5 P% c0 x6 z) HChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands. b8 `( K; Z. w- ]
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.% |: T+ q+ y/ w1 r: m) e- N7 |& X
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 Q2 _% c* y! v! l* ^0 f
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
3 Y/ i! {# U) D# y- ]“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.5 u+ t$ ]& L# s9 C
. ~4 }) H; J. z& d1 I2 u5 z& s"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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6 }" U) \$ H' h3 R& [$ s# IThe 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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, ~0 |. k7 b5 Y; X) L$ ACurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000." ?& N0 w1 C W: A
( D* i! O3 _' r" l I6 G"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.# o7 I+ E9 Q* G% E" b/ \0 R
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