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3 U5 D3 \2 C$ S" H8 JA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada., a; S5 b) O( Q, ^7 c; C; W
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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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* t/ i4 v8 D7 o& I1 ~( ?“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.! R! F' ^' ^. a. Z6 l7 O+ @
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.4 [; S' z$ }( Y. L& ~$ }$ L
7 C6 J/ a* `. D% U3 h8 TThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.& u. U; V+ X9 V0 y' \+ S/ z
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
, n |9 x b* h( f# c! @- xChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.2 t4 b G5 ~. A
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, ^0 o ^ p U/ w" 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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4 S! q6 @) Z& u4 U3 }! |"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.5 c$ L [* V4 c* `+ W
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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.6 t0 I9 l. {! f# T/ g
5 g4 D) l# w R/ E7 D% A8 yCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.1 g( Q3 @+ ~7 A8 t
" j) m. U& F+ v8 M"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.( ]- O( b; b0 O
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