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$ K" k! L( V, B, O3 n- W$ h; l: z, h( `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.8 t% L- a# ? `/ a# Q5 B H2 C7 X
" ~0 Q* M0 v7 |“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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" Y" k- E: f, dThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.7 _4 }, i* l4 p( ~& C
- g" G: r. j# I! X' e& QThis 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:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
7 @- }; X& F# E, C7 X M( `% a5 tMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& A6 j5 B$ L0 i! V4 M) q9 k) }" F
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.! J+ Q6 }1 v0 V3 i+ L3 v
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
3 N' [1 `5 X7 ?0 H“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.- f7 @- Q! Y3 I0 r9 y
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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., y; T8 `8 \2 b) D5 q `' T
2 X5 f/ R8 s' n% ~0 _Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.9 D) C! ~6 M4 p6 f: G6 A
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"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. ~9 x/ q/ f w( C; m
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