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. M2 a1 K7 p, H7 \- iA 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.
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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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6 ^* ?2 Z A- n, P. k9 N ?This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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5 |" z; q& i( M; jThe coalition is asking government to:! }- r% l, m* E& E( |6 P
7 o; {% }7 J- o, R. E6 vChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
7 J% E" I: q6 _, x7 gMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
! ?" P) o/ F+ tChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions." N+ U3 V8 N- M2 {( ~7 k
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.$ h8 @. P1 ]- R, T' Y( Z) d
“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.+ r1 ~! t* y8 o& D! x
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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.* o+ l) }6 @5 z
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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.5 {7 T' M+ R% n3 p# [* _
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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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"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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