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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.
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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.6 H" {2 D* Y! |0 f, E0 J0 c( K
! ^. U* m- B' M/ Y7 R“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."3 ?7 \% q! ?7 m1 Q5 w7 @1 f
, l ~$ [* K$ y( n. eThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said." l. b6 P6 h6 T6 _3 C4 x2 ^
( B5 {7 ~4 L$ h; {( ^: a& |This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.( a9 \$ D+ @7 k2 f) Z
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The coalition is asking government to:; C7 l5 o, y1 Q2 K7 _% Y m3 q9 D
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 Y6 Z* b; K9 k7 Y/ RMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants./ c. I- r& W+ }& n- w
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
% K& a5 n. W3 i8 R/ w4 r, ]Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
6 K# q/ k+ c2 g0 E! O6 ~; A. t“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.' E3 x V- o. L3 m0 h' y
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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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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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# {- n, {9 k* g) I) H# mCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.5 q: L# L6 p6 Q& L. L( Z; O$ h
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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.9 T I) J: q, z' H5 m1 K
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