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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.
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) |, P: {1 R. W# m- B“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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! M8 v* D( A: x8 W. F$ UThe 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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+ D, m6 D- U' Q" h0 w9 H0 [This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 N9 I" l8 N* S
. B2 z W5 ^- r* rThe coalition is asking government to:4 X, W' n- Z' M, N) N% C2 i" p! |+ [0 L
5 ^$ `- o; K9 r. e: YChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.% n7 l- ^1 ^; `2 Q1 \- Y0 t' u
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.! E. q+ m. E( k& Q
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. W) l9 n d; n7 X. vStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 _) ~" Q9 J+ Y) G+ p8 @! F' O9 E“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.( ?" f; \# `( c' ?+ y A, K# Q
3 I: ^6 i$ d3 _' H: S"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.$ c& V% ~' Y' N2 l% k& F8 b+ H
- [2 i' |5 Z% l/ l( yThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.- ?# {# O! e5 W
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.1 d' D! o0 V9 x/ B+ i. l
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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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