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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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/ L% e* K9 p! K1 j& W9 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. j4 T: R7 b. I' U
+ X9 J* H. T5 f“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."3 P+ c3 b3 h; a
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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.; s$ p2 T3 h! `, J. e
3 n6 P$ f$ E2 ~( `8 B: NThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.8 I h; J! B, B' {# r" V- I: U
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The coalition is asking government to:5 c" G, u/ a& i E! ~" h8 u+ P
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
2 \" w m0 z* T' ~9 S) ]: `. jMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
$ x5 n. N4 x1 N- W/ H- JChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
6 L2 O) @* G1 x. t- yStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.+ z3 T4 c1 A5 D( @) | n
“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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7 [6 w. a8 h: S) f% ^3 Y"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.4 K1 P+ y9 H% ` P, ^$ D8 K( k
@* N; j) ^5 s& g; n( d& f# \( n& eThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.+ B6 Z. l$ d$ N1 g! P! ~# v' K
7 Z! i% J7 R/ x7 Z5 q5 D/ p. ?# ZCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.+ v2 R# R( ~5 K: Y" [& p1 {4 S% E
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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.- l. B6 v; C" _9 V- \# W
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