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8 Q0 j( ~6 C$ a0 T; a q5 q7 F8 jA 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./ u7 j) w+ O5 A0 _
- C k, t. d* D: p" @6 y“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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3 `6 _6 c' z+ J) L1 SThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 D9 F+ E9 p( c" \- n/ ? Q
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The coalition is asking government to:7 Q2 O: P; h$ |% N0 L+ ^! O3 t
# n& q9 }% K! o4 f* qChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
( e( I1 L/ ?4 W# c1 @- ?/ k- OMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
8 X& ?' c5 [- p, G* w% |4 h' OChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
6 j( }9 j$ V0 }4 }Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.. u/ _0 k, y- Q6 ?: o8 J
“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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/ s# m) Y4 p( M& ~"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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$ N, Z9 | Z4 \) ]4 J j. l+ XThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.3 w. d' R0 s- W( \+ N6 R
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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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