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1 T' u7 c [1 n l: jA 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. t$ n+ R- H1 q' {
) j, {" w! c; e8 `“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."6 l2 W: m6 B2 B7 u# X4 E
) ~6 w. m" o: e @$ v1 d, ZThe 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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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$ Z' r6 z) d3 DThe coalition is asking government to:9 ~, E( \( r9 p4 N* A) h" y/ m* c, ]
3 x% l( X8 x. [' i/ [0 NChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
7 T) F3 `/ L" S* Q% ^) Q) L; \Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.9 d% U; B5 ]6 A4 P
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
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4 d/ S& ^* M! {* \" x; v' t“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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# w( U4 |$ M: V! ^1 [2 j$ |8 d"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 J/ y+ _2 Z7 T4 R' d2 `# T
f4 h! J5 [. P" ~) V$ V# SThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.- Z% c7 q: h2 t# U% l4 {- G
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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.
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