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) W% Z! g+ `; Y* q: l E1 F. z8 SA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada. O1 `3 P5 c j) h" {' R
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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.3 W" o& c* c# _" E f1 ~
- E) u$ a( o$ w0 M# W, w6 e“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."0 B ]( @) V& V9 t6 ~' D
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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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 O' q, N: B- @5 Z( Q
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The coalition is asking government to:4 t% k4 z2 s1 R* ]+ E# ]3 N- w
" N2 d" O, R9 [+ i" K" jChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.; V5 K- A8 O0 i9 `/ d9 G
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.( h! c- h0 k y
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ `* D& `* N+ w& T$ V; gStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.1 l" S2 y- G% x9 A, l
“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.1 a, h, e. f ~- V3 J
+ c$ `+ V7 R. r1 G1 y. Z( |$ a"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.1 g( |$ I& d6 U
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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.
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2 {3 w" s1 L6 D* H B/ L( GCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.- b% l. E7 @% v/ }- `
; w* V- x* A. z/ r0 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.
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