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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.
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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.
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8 R# v6 C3 m m) _3 _8 f“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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- B% b6 q9 [1 eThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.
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& R0 H6 k6 H5 p; T" n4 i; U- JThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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x9 @1 }; K [! C, hThe coalition is asking government to:0 [6 w2 {/ E* l" y/ l0 m, e ~/ b
, O% I, b1 \- `Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 k, \2 \. Z/ ^( iMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
) h8 |) w4 S G% L0 @# ?Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
& F1 ~/ o+ w6 @9 y! v" xStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process." s3 k! C3 B8 N- U
“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 G* [1 @- u& {"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.: ]% H6 T4 \9 g: C/ a# A
* p2 }: `9 W! S M1 B! j/ IThe 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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4 k* w& X: E- ]9 A; _/ YCurrently 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.. K$ N+ h; B) ?
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