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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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“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."4 _# `8 f& v: ?3 V! X9 E$ s/ ^
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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.* \2 g- E5 {3 |
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.4 k; w" P) r* ~% ^- V1 t
6 t/ o) Z0 H) r% Y3 oThe coalition is asking government to:
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8 j1 Q/ ?+ _4 e% uChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.! \: i& [% o7 m# s/ o
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 i- |& T$ L4 a7 LChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, O/ W, q% ], C8 e- s. b rStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
2 b2 H4 ~, B8 }5 d6 s$ 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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"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./ V; s' ?9 r! W( v
8 N8 ?* X; w" z0 \6 v2 ~8 MThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.6 h7 b/ R1 |* R: n0 z
7 U) a6 z9 E, @ e3 |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.4 D; \8 b4 t, Z! ~
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