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4 Z+ R" z6 v1 }" X- [: B8 ZA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada." r5 S/ K6 t9 B" p
) m4 h. E: G6 S9 k9 A+ X7 S# i x, 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.
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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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: _. }7 _. d5 OThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.4 {' e/ L% ^; k: u0 D& k7 k q
2 b6 g, T! }7 sThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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& N, J0 o7 _ U# s4 [The coalition is asking government to:" v( g7 k* A0 Q9 F: I( |- g* _
# a: ?6 [- y0 w& K+ VChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
S- C h4 Z/ ?( [ O, e$ `' m& iMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.0 ?1 M2 S" v' }$ m6 l+ B& c
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 H7 n( m) l! G: n% @5 ?
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.( W- Z' d) h. {" \: 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.
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0 ]- c' |9 T; Z' b$ }/ ["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.2 p5 r. O y5 y% l3 M6 a; o6 r3 ~/ t
8 e& x5 o: u) P2 U5 x7 BThe 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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# M1 b7 e4 D2 I! t% E/ r, ICurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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1 n0 ]# q" g0 ?) |"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.* p' s/ ^! y. i
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