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5 P1 `7 i N: [0 `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.- q* [/ d9 K9 ^' ~) `( B8 f
( ?8 `3 B# p& P" f J8 h- E2 q“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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/ X1 T0 u# j) U3 J% ~ QThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.1 ]- p i6 [, { ]1 l" B
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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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# c* J8 F& C! rThe coalition is asking government to:
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+ z- e. J2 _* h1 c NChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
3 K# a4 @) y9 N+ @/ L- hMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.+ |& H3 x4 O4 R5 B
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
4 R0 r+ r4 S0 H/ ~2 HStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.* S f% F5 h q& p
“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.9 X) v9 A4 @3 e/ z4 [4 M# R
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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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) S' m v" E- t+ `8 LCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.: }0 L3 X/ X; y' n* I6 v& D+ ^
$ v$ l2 X5 Z# _" k1 Z"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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