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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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"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.% r& T0 Z* y4 r: N* O: |2 B, W4 z$ s
7 h6 e, R3 X6 c7 i# E( T“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."# T7 B3 M+ p# _& _( x/ {
# v! T3 o" T0 K7 X) kThe 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.' J7 o6 z, q. c: k* Q7 }+ T+ i
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The coalition is asking government to:5 H o5 O6 N7 }* L
7 u5 A/ V4 Q: O8 h* L) tChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
/ l9 A# e& @4 q8 R$ w8 c cMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 b- {& q; S' cChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
; H: \8 e0 ^4 h1 ?6 d4 kStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.( P5 F2 O' v/ L3 V% y1 J" d
“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.
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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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0 O# S' j2 r1 y M6 E7 F* x6 OCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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: D/ ]$ }5 O% L3 F"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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