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% d9 Q, K9 Z% |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.( f* x. l- r4 b' ?+ @
3 y/ K. l3 n5 U/ Y"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.2 g6 Y$ y/ W0 [6 | |
9 c0 }( v4 ^* b, X) |“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."
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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.- P) z/ W f8 l% |' Z* Y6 v
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- g. Z: g- @/ ]
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
3 }. U1 R( W7 |, }7 xChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. ^, R- p. _7 G6 {5 fStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ D! J2 O) J4 u5 e
“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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"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.) w; r7 s" o( n3 |
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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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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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& V, ?0 V4 z8 K( k# 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.8 o/ {; G8 O5 d. Y9 G. S0 |
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