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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.( }# d8 A6 m+ ~; v' G9 |
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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."7 E" }3 S7 i9 X) \
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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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3 u0 ~* g) z7 hThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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: y3 R9 n$ s9 ]# LThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ W. X [: s2 S/ f! ?
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& |6 J% l. `( F
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. Z& h2 d; n1 K! K
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.: H4 ]: S N) O' D* p3 o1 h6 S7 d- a
“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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"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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- M# d% p+ c9 Q$ MThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.5 q4 c; F: E% S- B# _
2 |/ o: E- Q: a7 S4 `Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.9 W6 x8 F. O! {: |
, _ ?* q9 z; {% v% r"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.8 z ?/ t. g; E
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