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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., C" n4 L9 h! X4 e) B
3 l% S2 l$ J& b4 s"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."
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' V; J: n7 |) K1 {2 J& I7 L2 M/ MThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.6 ?) Q+ }& w6 P
" ~- ]0 F- v) @/ J& gThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 y9 c4 [! l: l8 J E
X6 X' x p T; A: x, A7 GThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
: O" ?0 U+ b0 X! RMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.( v2 f9 d1 C% y/ ?. I5 E" B
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 d8 `5 F% j: i1 j1 TStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
2 c6 i7 T. n# i6 V- t) X“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.4 C8 v$ Y. R# s7 M3 V) [3 o0 i
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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. G0 k: H; \& l; B1 V' n( f
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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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.* L. I. k1 L' M; c; l
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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.7 A$ n+ a; P3 C% b, B. n: ^+ Y+ K
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