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' T. Z# }2 V [9 uA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.! H$ j) z" F3 o' H" d
/ W( l! ~! g. v- W& g" |. r"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.9 P6 y) [0 S( Y4 E$ I$ W
8 Y! b% k' N6 E2 |* W# B3 r3 G# u“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." s; Q- F) N2 T" J: Z
3 I% m7 x/ r' DThe 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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' O& ]. T/ E1 u( dThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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8 z3 Z% g3 p" yThe coalition is asking government to:
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! @! p6 \/ X/ a9 w# J8 [Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
, t; x: n$ y' g+ Z0 Q/ zMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
, s5 N; n% i2 f( g- xChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
9 P) m* y$ u! u7 t9 P4 EStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
; ~8 n; k6 z, Y1 D3 S“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.& W. C" ~6 a6 I! F7 W" g% l/ a; Q
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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.
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" Y$ N& O2 y- }# c4 qThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton. C: d3 u/ R+ `* _& R4 m2 l
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.1 G* ~% b6 [5 A1 _4 U
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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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