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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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, ?3 ?: Y& Q9 F5 Q+ v"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.* ]* i/ q; `+ B; K# `- J8 {
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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."
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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.0 p" { N- I( r5 t
$ C" u! B6 D4 i( r' }0 hThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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" e2 }% n: `' Z% ?, d0 IThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
7 ]/ }" K! }/ X! G- b2 O! `1 CMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
( d' K( `$ P1 A) N, ~3 YChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! q" F, q. P$ p- f6 X5 bStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.1 C0 K9 @& T/ ?5 M9 b* n
“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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9 S, W. V, a% C5 {7 b3 QThe 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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, n( h2 ~/ e) H5 l8 lCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.: X8 H. ^$ t. M; R5 W0 {- |, B
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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.
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