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' F: [% A- ^# G" PA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.# o) X5 W8 j5 M! Z6 D" o( U
7 F3 G7 L! s1 g0 j! L"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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; R! ]( W. U! i: P& S“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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0 f/ d h% C6 Y& n9 o6 bThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.0 U8 p( i; {0 F" w* f/ n1 F
/ s* v) Y+ x' `( JThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 a; `, k$ F" s8 J! r
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The coalition is asking government to:
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& t" n* h1 C* WChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 W& s7 C% K: q& J- j$ X! z1 E
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.$ g0 `$ C0 y f) T0 U
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.& m* w3 n; b7 ]: X- v# f
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
/ l; b+ y9 U9 x! X ~“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.% A" |- x' W7 z& @3 j
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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.
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" T9 d6 W& _4 i& fThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
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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 b7 J5 R+ {' C$ B; u9 X"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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