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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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"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.. e! ?9 h& j) o. B
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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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, k5 e* \" M3 f* c. A/ i/ iThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.9 p- Q4 x8 u6 J4 e# ~1 y7 Y
5 L" U# a' d$ C3 ]This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups./ i& a% [. y$ q. E- S9 C) M9 ~+ L% C
8 e" Z: i- Y/ k% GThe coalition is asking government to:; S) r, i' |, z( b% G4 c
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
7 { f8 ^0 s) b6 i8 i4 RMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& C4 `' q6 R$ I3 L$ ?" g. G4 ?
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
: r* k) X( s, S. Z1 {Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
- q: h s7 j! S" o) g“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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P8 K9 Q( m0 O3 nThe 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.# u0 H! ~! |& ?9 D& U
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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.$ Y- {* a+ A' j5 f* ]4 g0 n
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