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6 y$ ]; A7 m. }$ fA 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."$ [" n/ P4 k6 d
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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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( f* p" y3 Z# w% s% T5 O) DThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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_, {9 z- ]$ j* j$ R8 qThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands., x2 n3 c; Q1 Q" b* y- U
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., \3 \. ^# `+ ]2 O
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. ^8 Z: P( e" k0 X2 S0 OStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.3 m, s8 x3 i7 c4 e5 v
“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./ B- U& m/ u. P% S6 r" x: \
* b7 x( P2 p7 G V2 Z# v& N- r! X$ Z) x"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.1 I7 v! P: D* X; d8 w5 ]# X G5 T
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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.* q6 x0 A- _ C8 h5 p9 l7 e
2 M, E4 H- Z4 J/ b+ SCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.+ R; ^ ]* ~8 M4 D
0 B% Q0 Y% [( k. V: e2 r% I" c! a"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.* {1 n9 \/ h: }6 O1 U# d
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