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4 ^& ^9 i6 o% m0 Z% C) B1 r: GA 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.5 N3 w1 ^ O) i8 B6 b0 a, h
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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.7 p7 ^ c" ?! C* x
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 e( K0 p# w r( N
6 q H/ k# G' p2 yThe coalition is asking government to:& q: ?0 i* m, X. e! Q6 ~" }
- M. F) E! m& t0 B* d9 R8 l- IChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 @+ X8 A2 b3 w3 q
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
5 f2 ?# D' i& Q* K; [+ j/ M- ], iChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 M; b2 r. @* x* h8 w1 N. `Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
) H" N4 j( B) e“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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t! h/ h% e% ?$ |: r" o"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.0 P1 P( }: V% N/ o; h7 J X( O. B0 }
' v- e) F* t9 {; }7 X' h K. h2 nThe 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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0 z4 b1 o/ Y6 D ]1 m/ [+ lCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.& s" H4 t0 _2 A. M/ K
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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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