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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.5 S9 [ q5 ]" t- y
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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.
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1 z! N5 y: i: O) w6 _“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 ]# _. z( o/ x) X; c9 B' ]5 B
3 d7 b, A; i. c3 sThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.0 I* g7 |2 H, 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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The coalition is asking government to:0 r! t1 f" Q! S- ^/ y Y
\3 R' ~+ L; N4 @: u. QChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.' Q/ }' m G9 n; k' m
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
: {4 |# a4 s9 Z/ h$ xChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
( P. }0 A; W" n$ a; ~Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
% i2 x6 V' G/ Q4 J“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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/ \% _ _& o5 Z3 W1 o) S"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.% [0 | ]- J0 b; w: z
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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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# V% H2 a- m1 hCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000." s6 }. k9 o$ c# B# M( V7 ]3 E
! i* o+ l% j/ k1 ]8 m"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.* B( w# n3 K. k& }% s+ m' u. b/ T
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