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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./ \' I0 H/ }$ V5 V. B/ T+ v) H. X
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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.- h' y( w) u6 B
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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."0 f: f7 `# E# M7 ]1 R. B, c$ I
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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.
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5 L; \3 h! z$ NThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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# n6 Z0 p7 ]1 @2 {3 V \: C: lThe coalition is asking government to:# z+ J4 u4 ^5 J0 q. n) t/ r' Q
) ~% t3 p2 o- yChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% w* F7 G! }; m0 TMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
- o" V7 J- U& ~+ n' @Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
$ e+ W# ^- a+ S d K* k1 Q8 |1 XStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.1 M, @- {3 A {: 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.
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1 p+ G) e9 | X! y+ c! H5 g( d"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.4 Z3 e+ `6 [# E) B6 A
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The 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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0 u6 L/ C* S* }2 Z$ N! z! ^2 C( WCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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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