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6 r* p7 U# q- e( dA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.: Q3 G! ?7 z% a4 @8 ^
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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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- I8 w% ~" q# n6 i7 f) }, U5 ~“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./ H) O. @3 H3 R7 K6 Q$ A
# W- ^; c* s( W* L3 E: n2 n2 m' GThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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% K' a& ?9 j& O' b `) hThe coalition is asking government to:
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1 c) M x% m( r( m# XChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( x5 z1 Y5 T* e9 r& f
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
$ R9 a6 H. U4 zChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, P) A, P6 K8 x7 u2 \6 ZStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.# r4 D* @0 P" N. S" _; l( \
“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.5 L- |% T& a3 L
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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.: R: q+ q' z) D8 s
% P8 X: x9 b5 P% fThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton./ M& E7 l, \5 U, X6 Y
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.0 F1 L- Q4 T9 ^8 ^% t; Q7 O+ C
, ]' t4 B8 a. j) K1 j"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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