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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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3 k2 j. R6 z! N( r"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.: E$ P& I( ?$ E" ^( i/ y/ ]; g
1 h% `4 E2 B# I8 A* e* t“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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) b' ^% m0 M0 Q" N" i0 m$ J( dThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.( A- U7 ^8 L: L) ?" F' I5 m
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:# z, ?. l0 S i8 z) `4 ]6 `
% w9 M) d( ^$ ]0 r. f A1 }; gChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 D7 `! _6 o8 [5 R; e$ f Q- e
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.4 B. s. D3 m$ h V
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.# Q- _7 u7 e5 Q4 R6 h: o
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.8 {+ m* z R2 R. |# O7 c( z" ]8 h
“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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; T3 r. H; G. d/ X"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.' }- U9 w( ^! i- y- n3 K- L; N
4 H8 b+ ~6 B! o4 |Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000." H6 R7 e/ C8 ^( a: z2 f
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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.# k4 b' } u: J! {
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