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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.6 U0 b2 u+ r* D# D* |! z' T% C
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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.4 s8 K4 E' D0 e& f5 {5 s3 ]
: u) r/ Y; B, m( g0 P“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.% G: l0 K5 r6 e: Y9 L8 V" |
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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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The coalition is asking government to:
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( `4 N- L; E, Y7 n: G; MChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.4 f" _3 r' N z% Z" l" K
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." P, b9 v% |0 D& h
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
: c* M( Z4 r4 e) n3 Z' oStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ u7 q+ k9 X6 L4 p3 F
“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.0 f3 m+ `8 g1 j# s2 F5 _4 G
* p) j+ u) p/ a2 j% m. g# rThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.6 v$ G/ f8 x) F* _ k6 k
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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.
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) l$ u3 X+ K$ H( l1 ^"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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