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- t# n) V1 d; nA 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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' P/ c8 F% X* p: ^4 B"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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9 V) q0 Y# V7 Q: r7 l! NThe 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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1 i6 {# K* p$ M& D/ gThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.+ b) t* T' M! D5 w l! M7 c
! y# G, |( @) q/ y" j# DThe coalition is asking government to:3 f3 N @" d. I
8 G: Y) U) Y+ N' FChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.6 I' J: z: M* y1 q9 ]
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.7 t& W/ K% M) F1 A% m
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 S B* L5 p1 s# J) Y m1 H3 @Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 l( R3 K: q! O5 ^“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.( Q% T. Y- R4 W, _
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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.
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& m2 J1 T2 U% ]$ `, \Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.5 n, d- v% l& e3 N7 _( ~
4 Q( \# \5 K2 C; N+ C8 P"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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