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" s0 V3 {9 [: Y0 {. G4 v/ zA 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.
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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."
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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.# w6 p; j$ Q% ?) M# F. p
# Z8 W5 z+ j5 W' ~. @7 a8 s3 g, B3 h, wThis 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:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ B$ D7 k* r/ {4 p! V) D6 nMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 M5 {, F* G0 q2 QChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.! ]) B g \4 O- b0 V2 ~4 I. d
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.; N' b* l1 R( a9 E) |5 j" 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.$ s/ b1 H1 n4 X2 X& C0 F' }1 b
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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.2 T# l* X4 L, X
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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.
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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.
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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.; K0 ~2 _ n' p( n) Q2 W6 l
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