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: j, D3 S( L6 u2 _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." R: y- M9 G9 g* y8 b4 u" s
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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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1 K) g! Y K- [“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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" j/ Q+ X( a8 ]6 A, x. K( dThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.- G; Q7 k8 }- v/ \: D
7 C5 t- Q: X+ R& Q) UThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.4 z8 u* D1 Y7 m& G4 Q5 p
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The coalition is asking government to:7 j7 C$ x, G4 M }, k c
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
- d& [+ Q" g' b% C* P- C# `, s5 HMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& l1 ^) c* E/ J- ]) ]9 @
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.0 z Q0 \5 l3 Y K2 V; w
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.3 l( p9 ?$ B+ g+ A
“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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"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.9 d; M( Z( `( x+ @, J( v0 l. G
8 O' `2 |6 H& bThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.+ _9 @2 O& k% P+ V; U. U0 p& j
! z0 D$ M( ~( [3 t% t- NCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000./ o3 F# U% Q' r$ g9 G" ~
/ u* X' B( S4 p# z, N3 b3 F6 C+ ["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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