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- B9 F9 s9 h5 T) R6 W3 E* L1 C1 ~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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* k+ A1 U. W# T5 J" C- {# j"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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2 \' p8 R9 C8 d7 ^ J( a; W' lThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.- i: D: A& W, ~) |6 T; ?
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.: K& f- u; j5 n: I& u
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The coalition is asking government to:5 C& L! r# |! u9 [6 |* I% t
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
; {$ ?% v9 E# x) BMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants./ N& N; H* N1 _9 i' i6 }# m6 x
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' G5 o% t* e: @* l! WStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 p9 v; F5 T& I“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.0 {' q1 Y6 Q% X% a
! ~+ }$ H: j# R1 _& b: p. C"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.6 s. `" F) B* B- w- }2 C5 ]4 Q
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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., T& ^2 k4 J9 s) F
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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.
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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.
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