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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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"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.; O# y1 ~4 }8 K3 k
. p0 T# o4 E$ j“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./ A% b4 a7 Y, Z K1 x; e7 K/ y
5 q8 C0 M x5 YThis 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:+ S. O/ e; s: O1 [2 }+ y
- \, R7 x6 _6 G) L' z% p" KChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 t- f: t. O1 u( w- @
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." N/ s! a, u: q' W: k! m
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! k- _( X p; O4 |- F4 i6 j8 sStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process." ^! a* \: M0 o3 R+ D$ Y
“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.9 b' N, w% }1 F+ 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.7 w3 R; j+ |( M% v0 x! J m
" P8 @6 x$ ?8 ]1 i- q) _9 `: SThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.6 c; j+ [8 c- {- Q$ x# P# \
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.1 u, {, M% P' Z! U& X
$ O' t& T7 ?3 X2 J' k"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 a+ r) _- Q, b0 N+ D
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