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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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/ O; D" G/ x0 f3 p7 D) b! l"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.5 W- b+ |9 t. |6 _- o
1 w+ R8 ^2 {- |2 j* y5 q2 X“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."( z7 ^4 g9 \0 |, P0 ^+ @0 R
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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.2 Z4 a6 n( y5 R$ L# a9 O# E. T
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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:4 ~' h# Y( Q K% [3 _( o9 e# u; Z
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
' B/ f% E( _3 G, T6 H, BMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants./ R' S' H$ N5 \2 u k
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. r$ |9 x/ {9 \( ^
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 Q1 c f; N( `& l1 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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: D$ p. @7 s0 q7 g8 A- g"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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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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.- G( t! w% i# x( T9 t9 Z# C D
$ m8 W+ I) p3 ?"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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