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1 o) d4 F/ ~' i! \' mA 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."2 Z7 Q1 I8 P( i8 u' l8 A, m7 ~/ f
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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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1 k- [$ V. n' a. l8 s; B6 R PThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups." c* J( U2 Y8 k& Q! ~4 I
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The coalition is asking government to:" i; \3 v; G" A- c
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.+ V n5 @" c7 q& A9 Q% {
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.; H1 V& l5 c4 b6 z
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.. X; \/ ]! k0 [8 |
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process. C$ m, C, V. Y" d: K3 }5 ~1 L5 y
“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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8 M( ~) T1 x) P7 w# V- MThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.7 R+ [. z& J" t0 j
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.* V, R( j* |' C1 `
( {9 w) N1 w& K5 j5 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.& E& H; G' Q2 _+ N( e
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