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2 z! b5 U, @$ K& ]2 e9 G4 }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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9 O2 ~4 N8 o8 G9 `"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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“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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% _/ S5 L: F5 a% Z1 MThe 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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9 x% L# ]' T: N! a) Y9 O2 k6 ZThe coalition is asking government to:: o( m' w# W0 B$ O Z4 u1 q
+ I5 a4 c E5 F& b3 H7 i; SChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ |, _: i& E" f0 d& x: i3 kMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
6 p! k) A, B9 W7 Z% j5 lChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
f4 @! }& w$ W$ x9 ]Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.! l3 W, z: j# \+ C" V! u$ R- s3 M/ 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.* P. D% B+ q7 G! w& P$ ~5 i9 r
' |$ I: M( n q% k$ \. f"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.+ D+ _5 ~0 T! \ ^- b
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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.9 z& ~% d, v" f1 I
0 f1 y: r) r% q5 i( e: z; ^# v; c0 {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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+ s/ F$ S/ n2 u& S9 L& b"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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