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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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3 O, m5 f; Q0 b0 F$ D"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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0 l6 z: F! }8 ~/ u7 e4 W“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."- U/ A3 j0 B9 x9 O \! K/ X
9 b8 @9 l6 t+ R. o# b; L6 GThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.$ A' t J0 k( w0 b; v
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.4 G3 H* X% T" ?5 }* ]3 k% S, p
5 d. q' v3 S% `4 |1 tThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 j9 M* {" J8 f+ e. V+ D: U! j
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
, ]* q) P# Q$ _7 p& J9 o* OChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.: f$ r9 M Z! O4 z6 _
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( ^! L, e8 k- V/ m“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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8 x& B3 c4 t: \2 R- R4 g7 G"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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5 `# Q) P0 l& @$ I' z) c+ sThe 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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" N v0 b Y6 x5 \4 XCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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+ x2 e Q* Z7 x"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.: E1 ~: j( V2 |& N' W$ g+ F$ M
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