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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.* S, W9 x. F4 c
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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.' \ p" Q, Q6 h
: O2 }+ h- L: y9 E4 ?“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."1 @; o3 B4 K: Z- u- B
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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. I K0 F# a# t+ }3 B9 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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# a6 W. C7 @$ a( zThe coalition is asking government to:
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/ n, e7 [; d7 c4 KChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
6 `- k4 H& Y# I9 U1 l4 ]5 UMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.* X- s1 M' ]. [
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
+ g$ n& v2 @6 y8 YStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.7 T V7 \0 J, x% _3 S, W1 I
“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., c0 ]2 t$ p1 z, A* Z* C& 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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The 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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# z% k5 u6 u% v8 B, v, n5 A# w"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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