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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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' F+ `3 s4 y9 _% Z; ^& 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.7 B, V4 I/ }* D1 y
* e2 }6 r3 J- e7 a“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.
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N& x0 _- U6 R0 [+ p# F6 CThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.6 _8 Y9 Q- z7 H. M) \0 l
" r& o# x- V* [8 ~; e- s: G% HThe coalition is asking government to:
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8 Z) Q9 q, d2 H* T; pChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands. t9 G; X$ i3 r7 ?" o/ t
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., [4 v2 s0 b" f
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.; P& M, o2 {/ @' f2 C, |
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, [; b' j" B* s0 }0 y- P% R“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.' V! Q& T' _ e- S; ]2 A
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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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% f8 v5 x- `4 g# u( a- lThe 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 v2 j, q% z! j+ o, B' @
# q3 H/ ?' u0 W. t"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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