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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.$ b8 Z r( f4 V0 U! `
+ l* _; s9 I9 e) r1 j7 J"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.
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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."% |4 h! N c% o: ]( L: h" z
1 G" |* j8 w! T9 S0 n- R# tThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.1 c. R! _7 H- {9 H
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.5 B. w- i5 ~& W
0 \4 ?2 z/ \4 x7 c! ~The coalition is asking government to:0 g' \9 m; q, z3 A- R9 I
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 k: P. f$ f2 ]6 M/ }6 T+ C4 JMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.: @ U2 f, M, Q0 o% E" e
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
5 V) b* F, W2 U2 Y, C0 KStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.* K! M h5 f" @5 F( b' A
“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.; u) q3 v( p V+ [$ C2 @
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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 K; r# A) B% h8 ~. |
2 Y C; a8 d3 nThe 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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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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; O- q8 f. a' G; y. f+ X" D Y"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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