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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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. E) h8 _6 l' W3 E, k2 I. r"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.3 G7 C \2 a" U, e/ S3 |! x3 w$ d7 p
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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."& e; }* a6 |7 A- ~( ~' d9 h# ?' t
U5 c8 B" k+ P+ H( g0 T* j; h, ~7 S9 wThe 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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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0 C" B4 e+ H! q% S IThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.+ K" c+ J6 @% T+ _' ^. ], l' r
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." {& Y) J! {8 d" j
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.8 R$ b% b) t( ~1 x
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.8 b- P4 v- X# Y1 X# S3 ?4 f2 {
“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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9 P+ G7 Q, k4 l: B3 p+ u"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.0 L& |' z: X& P3 L8 y" [: O3 Z
% p1 P# M3 f0 S/ e7 p7 P4 oCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000., f' e2 J1 w( s! ~7 p4 V1 Q8 ?2 v
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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.
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