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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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. |- Z* Q: a, B"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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3 J/ B' q# V0 x' Y# F8 j: |8 [“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."& E; ]# `% z$ x- F% x
* a1 w9 q. R" M6 m7 aThe 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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# |2 h7 s) u$ T) s4 b" V; uThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.- d3 }4 x4 H& s) _
4 W V! X1 H9 F9 S$ PThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
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: c' [9 y, X& ~8 f& T2 V8 OChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.$ k- g6 D5 {1 x8 s( s( Q4 m6 w8 e; p
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.$ _ d9 w* h! Z
“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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$ B% H8 Y$ t: ~$ C3 `' J) ^"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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7 a$ z# O" D2 zThe 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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% A7 S3 [5 B0 V4 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.
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