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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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0 Z! G6 {* f8 i6 o; e"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.; L2 y) @& r- C/ }: `! v
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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.", y5 w9 J' k; e( K9 d3 {) K
]( p2 ~/ J" c5 _: o8 N* C- h" DThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said./ {6 W/ h# U% [; \) }
i- m4 D9 A# HThis 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:. O- I3 r5 m: `, Q, B. L/ f
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 m+ k' D$ O/ I; ?7 E# w
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.. C) j/ m7 |0 K8 L$ z
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
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“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.9 Z! E% `$ l* l' P. p
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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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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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9 Y B/ g+ b+ i' C- G1 eCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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" W0 U" `! U' d* t$ D"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.& i& a. G; S9 A0 P" Y$ b
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