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! z; N8 A3 c3 K% k1 {# m; YA 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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! J; |+ n$ z, h* D3 e“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."* a( m& d b- E9 }. S
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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., a9 g }, e) u1 p* G
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.- H1 Z% b+ U B) @0 H
" Z6 p6 _( X! O$ f4 C n0 HThe coalition is asking government to:& [5 m. H! `, t. `, f
( G4 Q( V5 n, \- G: T* N0 S( F$ YChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ Q$ d- m" `/ ~
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.1 D: X" H: x) J/ z) s: i3 g# B
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.2 ~( f- l! M# U: i) F/ I
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
' P; C; D+ c3 \) N& @/ E% Z“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.: V9 ?( o! i* l3 e( X M4 D+ W
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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.# W B0 T# E4 R; ]) Q$ @
3 I S) [# ~7 @5 hThe 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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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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2 j+ i4 j0 ] R; L$ B( ^" N"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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