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& C% |8 G% Y& T+ R" c m9 XA 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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4 z o `) n3 |' W1 r"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.8 O0 W! B# p0 {* _
1 F7 l* f- ~$ d3 r“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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/ Y* P l% I* yThis 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:3 C i: ~% B% k; ?/ O
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands." ?+ t$ f. \3 ^& {( x- j. D* I9 N
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants. K0 `8 j) s3 z
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
^4 B, f0 d- v4 b. {( \Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 k7 B5 _6 I J& B# i* w8 p
“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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- |5 n: h) z* W% d5 S"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.( v0 T" p$ M M$ u
. A0 d5 F0 `+ r+ q1 w& ?1 l' p0 dThe 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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4 {, }5 j1 J! o" w/ C"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.; c2 {5 _$ g3 N4 I' a! Z% `# b+ x
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