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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.% m" F5 ^, ]3 O+ ]- E) c
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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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“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.", O, y9 I! k/ m! |
4 T' B: j, j7 B* r+ iThe 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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, S3 m% c+ P! @+ sThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.9 q3 U* u/ S& c. K( g
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The coalition is asking government to:
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( \' \! G: G Q7 yChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
. _ |9 d8 R0 p* j0 zMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
5 | \' f$ D1 B( x5 a! w: P9 dChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
$ N d. m; g2 k7 IStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.$ t2 L- f- X" _6 p: I
“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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"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.: o/ x* D3 F- H0 Q5 k) O5 |" }- k
4 o* {; O. B i- {4 \/ E4 QThe 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 10,000.0 @8 X8 Q) p0 k9 i @1 u" W
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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.: ]/ T" K: t% b
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