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6 D1 s4 s" U; L/ P: kA 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.
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0 D: m* X7 M% r& e/ w4 Z“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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8 q7 E1 W! R+ n, DThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.- q. d4 t) r4 D& a+ @3 h2 C: U
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.2 ~/ s- M; y& L, b7 c( g1 D; g
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The coalition is asking government to:
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# Y4 U& L1 a7 L- YChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
u; f# L3 T, u: B) r' t" V; S3 uMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
. d6 E/ S W* yChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, m' H- D: r1 q; |% {/ ^& xStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
" n' ]% f7 e& z“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.0 ?$ \- }- f, r2 u
3 ]6 @$ e: w" _8 H; j"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 T. }6 N% b! A7 Y
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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.8 c: d; Z( ~# R3 J% \) N; M+ g
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.3 R9 s+ _) i& ^! ]( A
! C! ^" e5 N' R* ^3 w"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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