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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.. R/ n0 [& Z- `) p* p: v7 _: r
1 P2 Y- g, k2 N1 F- F; d"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.4 Q5 ]/ o9 @/ t4 q" }! }
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“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.", C' A$ H% w8 J
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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.# p+ D8 }0 c! v
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.. l6 ~7 X- t; t* q8 x0 Y( i+ F
5 U7 a, Z5 K8 P6 a \The coalition is asking government to:; E, S- z! h C( H4 G, j5 H; d. R
, T4 Q1 I8 L/ j' r0 rChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
* z$ [9 U A) z+ aMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.6 R0 C, E3 p4 U/ ~" e; L
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.! Y/ N) l5 E7 ]4 W$ L
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, q: L) t- K! @“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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" m$ \& H1 n- U/ d, j' z( t"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.2 t- r) u0 D, M, e \
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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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# y: k7 ~* n" @' \3 B' ]Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.4 Z) D. z8 c& _: p" g
4 c% _7 b; h* X" z+ 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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