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/ A- T! n$ _+ j% b1 `2 K3 lA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.6 y1 c7 C0 ]. c" f! d' N U
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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.0 w5 ^& u/ a8 ~9 }, w
5 D, [; J, e! V7 q5 z z“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."$ q1 a5 o+ @8 O1 c: \' t5 P g
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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.
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$ P" R/ j9 s2 }- N7 k/ ^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:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- V# \4 P; R4 O- g$ o, M/ O3 Q
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
7 @3 H7 q& h4 YChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
0 t* {2 H3 |: \+ NStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, \( |1 v$ I, I6 A; 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.
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* u& [- e2 v9 P# J9 g8 F F! aThe 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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( P0 F7 B) J; F/ J* VCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.+ v$ c* U9 O/ s
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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.# l7 W9 L9 Y% M2 h
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