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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.; l9 O3 \! k9 x& j5 p6 Q
' ~% z q3 _3 _"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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The 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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4 n. ]) b! K! q$ `6 vThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.$ {- \5 ^# w) S' a
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The coalition is asking government to:3 o% s G' D9 }. a; C1 n
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.* j) j" s: D/ ^
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.: W: d. v% O% g8 F5 W0 i
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 Z# |# }7 M6 N L# |
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.# i( n/ t) e2 a7 L3 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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"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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1 z6 f5 `; N4 ~7 E1 d! Z) X. {6 @Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.0 `' B+ m: `/ _( H2 q3 h6 j
: K6 P0 O9 ^. p- C7 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.8 m+ H7 a3 G+ Y' h9 }
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