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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.7 D/ i" N: \ Y! p! @8 }
; V$ F& T! r; X! M) O"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.
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8 ^- M$ y! R J: I1 \“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+ E. v# J( P. q+ wThe 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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5 w9 H( N, k1 x4 D& e+ rThe coalition is asking government to:
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7 p" W, v: S/ }) s5 ^- Z9 R9 PChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.: e# L. M- L( G7 s6 }
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& v0 T- U- a( W4 l9 O& }4 d7 _Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
) z$ C" ^1 ^8 }7 f, \Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.6 x7 s5 K* V1 I8 v3 l: o
“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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6 ?, x+ p, [, _4 k( q1 V"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.6 g8 H: H1 a2 Q; i$ I
6 x1 p: K n3 R' ?The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.) f* B* d3 F' Z9 l& I8 ^
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.7 z, L0 N% e+ J) H$ R- T
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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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