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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.4 ~5 E- T8 \ q
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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."
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9 C' K0 v. L2 |' WThe 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.
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% l, P# C, ]% s0 e1 _; nThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 E) j" h( o1 Q
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.2 {/ M4 s: i4 O1 W' ]
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions." j6 v+ r! G$ h( v
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. M2 s( p* B: K8 z8 @“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 m0 ]2 ~0 [$ `; C* f
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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.& E( l- ~4 @: s
4 v9 k3 f- |# I3 ?' L! WThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.# a- y9 A' P W/ J5 i( O
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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./ n' v2 L8 W+ h9 Y" i# c
& \) @/ t4 U; h% O1 Z, V4 M"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.$ _# k( d) N y/ I# r L
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