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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.9 k0 ~, ?, f x0 J4 z
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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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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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: _1 Z- f, A4 OThis 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.
# z( N/ Z9 F8 `' g' ZMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
5 {8 S h5 t4 ~Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 h3 {$ O# V" H( c i) m, Q# jStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.; O Z; d6 g$ F2 n2 g5 Y0 k
“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.; o: w2 F3 l! N
: k R' x- |5 ]( C- B, 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.
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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.& ]( \, D& g6 K! B# ^" L
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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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8 s- K& l+ f$ Q4 l8 [- f"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./ x2 A- Y4 ]) s% Y u: g7 V
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