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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.2 T1 x+ b7 {9 K
! H3 Z+ a5 B, k4 y"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.4 t- Z8 k8 a5 y: w6 [* Y- Z: J
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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."9 d* i$ H4 s+ {" a2 R/ m' T
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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./ Y [4 C) O% `3 P$ ~
7 w4 }, r' W: b' N0 Q7 @7 nThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.+ G6 w/ h/ x9 D( E* M3 K( B
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
6 x& i) }! f& R' H( g/ {Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
. A9 R! p. E' H, |1 m& gChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 u5 m) @) b8 h0 @3 S8 n6 ~
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
5 R/ ~0 A3 H0 _( S0 z“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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3 S$ Z' e! P6 ^( q; a"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./ W+ C Z' |' E
& j$ a/ k% _: z9 V3 a$ kCurrently 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.* X/ ^5 m, Y2 ]+ }
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