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; s! {) E' ^/ i T( j6 U3 q7 }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.$ ~5 i- ]" F( j* I4 {
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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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* z( m. P, h, ]) @& E% m, J“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."2 B; E" Z3 d# j" L* F% \2 ?
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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.* m0 P: [) s; l, w! u- T: v
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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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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
4 N' [+ y( c2 u+ C/ K5 i0 G! F+ EMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants./ V/ }. Q. a8 Z6 O* o9 ?1 k
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. }* N- s6 l1 U3 Z# {! g4 T
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.) @5 m; ~) a5 m) C
“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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# S1 a- l6 V) u; N% C. i"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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1 r. n+ @0 q' v# m# |: OThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.# D& n2 Q" x4 [5 Z' r" V
4 ^) ]( s9 ~3 p( a3 [6 a; O* H0 h( bCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000./ q j+ w6 c2 B; O0 L4 @
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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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