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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.* J- q+ {, Z2 n v0 F
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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.$ E) w5 q; P3 w6 s" t4 A
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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."6 x6 |$ b$ D! g
8 B8 B4 p9 Y( S2 w \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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% p( t! g+ j' x& A) E! pThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:% }. y7 J k( y8 Z! v
. C P. q5 X( IChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
! k+ I+ S, X% K& ^8 wMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
( S; ~6 [+ l+ ?4 N* c3 `Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.$ l( e( i3 V1 Y: ?
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.( @/ U4 H; z3 f, g2 Q
“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.! ]% H4 T9 g" L- c
" g/ U/ C/ f \ A! J TThe 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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1 } w$ h9 u# v; M# ]Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.- K1 b6 f% d/ O/ f) Z
5 t. |0 i) ?2 n6 m* M5 v$ q4 P"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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