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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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2 P" {. [ U8 G2 _: A3 k"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.* o, p6 Q3 s/ g7 m, J9 C7 P1 C3 x3 {4 s* P
6 M( P5 ]5 e2 ^2 r% v9 P+ |“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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! c$ \9 t H6 C9 j2 BThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.( S+ r6 ]* |) S* E
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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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! ?7 ?* h3 b, {% w9 u- wThe coalition is asking government to:% l' `& @8 ~1 h6 ~. X
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.; g- X( {& }& z9 P6 u* I
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' W) Y0 F. A; q2 v# _
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions./ j) ^" M8 n u+ E/ u- i# V7 `
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.# Y7 b: Z0 G& q. J$ M; q
“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.& k9 c4 r+ ?$ u0 ~/ S
. ~- _) f7 ]8 L" O"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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7 D# I2 H. I. o3 UThe 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.
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"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.( X/ _2 m" i7 r2 R) }, s
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