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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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( }0 u6 A& q/ O4 T4 h+ n: g"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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: [. r& l; v! s( R“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.": y$ h' g/ p F
' q& O; m% K, z# YThe 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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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+ v* Z4 k1 D* |" cThe coalition is asking government to:1 i [) W& m0 ^) Q
/ Q* s" ^# s8 h. a5 E7 qChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% I9 T! z2 V6 r2 u4 V, Z" z$ Q4 KMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
7 b. R n! n7 x# b2 p/ r! ZChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
: s. ]5 Q1 z1 \' L( [ h" {Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.. i9 S1 l# c0 s1 a; l( `% b
“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. g0 z6 a9 X0 n, N
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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# u8 ~" {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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.& P) X3 Q2 ?; j0 j
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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./ f, U* N4 N4 N9 }3 f5 l
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