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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.& o0 m$ |- o3 s. @" U, ?' h
! s4 e* J6 g6 R& Y“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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# n, l) L( S% s: ? J: k1 z2 U8 PThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.6 t6 \) C% U4 }. Z( d$ L$ Q
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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:
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$ }! R* V# X, W \2 n) V0 eChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
& |; I2 ~/ i$ cMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& L' n9 H% E" ]/ G/ w" _
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
0 K9 t/ J! \6 K# Y) hStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.7 F; A' E. S6 f+ 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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"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 10,000.8 n j8 t4 G/ i
) }9 g0 i: T" z& B8 j4 x1 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.
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