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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. M4 U" E- U/ E$ @7 V
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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.; D8 j9 c- M K* n" ?+ T' C
" Y3 N) r* w* L5 F“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 ?* E/ {+ I) F" M/ }3 y, Y
" y0 s( Q; i0 k4 B/ z0 UThe 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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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.: Q7 u1 b+ s6 b- v/ m3 d, w* j( d. R
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.+ o3 o+ }4 m4 {5 P
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.+ t z- ], v8 D
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.3 J t5 X+ d& o' _3 l: \
“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.7 ]' f! b; I6 g0 [4 y0 r) H2 r
6 [1 F0 c0 `' GThe 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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' H2 H4 K7 O# h7 N" lCurrently 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./ ^) V6 y d& z- N
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