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/ b4 S2 p3 m% e# QA 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.% W1 V0 |" I3 }. {# } w, N
) x. v0 V% H5 a“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."5 f+ ~5 w+ ]- z8 K
- m- F+ z: X9 L) p! `The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.; }3 c- }: R2 t n2 c8 ?
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.0 o% s" O9 v1 ?4 l$ D
0 k+ `+ X. B( D0 aThe coalition is asking government to:
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; G0 M+ R2 k' WChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ P. i4 t% N& z& e6 c
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
3 X2 F3 M3 f5 c& g* MChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.1 o7 K4 F) i2 B- q/ L
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.( E. T6 P9 U7 s4 w9 ^( F8 n
“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.$ }+ r( O) I' j0 N( C7 R- n
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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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; Z5 O/ r# V }2 |The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.. w3 K% n' x7 t. H
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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.( r5 t, }; }( T3 x
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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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