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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." i; U; R. ?3 W) z
( k& j7 ]) q/ m- {. r"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. M% d1 ?" [+ e, v) [2 _/ L
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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."# H0 ?4 X4 v3 [) g4 B% k/ q
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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.* k1 H: \7 s" r3 [) g
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This 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:( W- F3 M2 }5 G6 T0 i
. {; W& k9 I( h' ?) P' @/ WChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ O3 s1 e6 _" g; i. Y% D
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants. F: Q& A8 u) T( g' f3 A! H
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
% \# y c6 w# _# |; C* g9 W u0 nStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
' D1 f' p# ]3 D! T0 P4 Y“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.- ~, k ?, v# o
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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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& g( e7 m* s% s4 z2 f8 {The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.$ o1 M' G1 r2 n0 L( ]0 D+ F+ B
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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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