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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.
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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." t7 e- [) o8 [2 _
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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." s/ g% B- Y6 A$ ~
7 p8 s% K- a, Y; B7 NThe 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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, V; h: W3 g, z3 w) Y7 X4 TThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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( ^3 i% F3 W6 A: p3 gThe coalition is asking government to:
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7 s6 L, E5 v% l1 k* oChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
) y. b D- B$ v1 tMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.; l9 p0 V2 A2 F" o
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ _: S. ~; w4 [2 p' ZStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.2 ~! K" P ~, f9 t( k 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.9 u% ~+ R* W* T' r7 w/ c
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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.
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% }, N, Z3 r5 L! C: A: n7 rThe 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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, h; L$ D8 l5 G1 k+ s* ^$ V! x6 tCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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.
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