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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.' b, y; q$ O; X& s0 |
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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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1 ^' I/ B+ w6 b: d+ M“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.
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 U! h' }7 k d( i$ A
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The coalition is asking government to:# V( Z. t) Z J' d' F& O
8 H7 s( m( `8 ZChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
! c0 K! s$ b# \3 R' AMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& h7 i$ ~9 }5 Q8 r+ qChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
5 s z: I) o# `- D* ]Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ ]9 D4 a1 c2 d5 z- X" _% Q. r8 |
“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.
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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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.9 r J- ?4 f1 m3 B0 f) t8 N* `3 U* E
P& s; _+ | p2 V6 dCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.( I# X( A* `! o2 H
5 l- c( L; `) G" h0 Q3 H"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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