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. p. S: E- \6 T+ ^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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“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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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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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:. e) @5 p5 a7 l# a% g0 s7 [9 y
7 [" l& ^0 Q9 p \7 }' g: RChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 ^) K( v" n n* K( ]$ ]2 U2 }' uMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.$ _; {: e* k' w: P: k" u8 l* a4 N5 t
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
1 W- K! w z# T0 e% pStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 w, V2 p8 r g% I3 o* U
“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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$ ? g. p6 q' \9 x3 N& v9 t8 x"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.; ~; V% O, Q- ~. _3 p$ _) y
- ~% E2 C3 n+ e* @7 i7 d0 }7 U6 jThe 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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"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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