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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.5 p& v$ O5 {( N5 z6 g" R
5 }' \6 \# P) _, K$ U"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.; G: P7 Q; r) o) {& n: g3 G& i) k
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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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1 |; F, e. r3 T8 K+ sThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.2 s& T0 t- ]- \+ I7 q) G, L
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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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The coalition is asking government to:4 C2 o+ a5 r8 W6 V1 m2 x. ^ K }
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
' w+ [; R" S/ M% [Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." `$ [$ y1 c# y
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
?7 ^" q. n' g. W6 d; v4 @Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
9 W% @9 {: L5 K/ O j6 Q“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.- W( U1 f3 ~. c6 F* B, `0 W: [
9 e; z, ~& Y7 G" `* a& n$ P6 zCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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9 _ D* I7 P R% D4 m! y"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.: v8 x' R6 v7 W+ O3 W
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