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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.2 U* e Z* f4 m1 i Z+ G4 K
2 \( B" ]6 @( ^- t% E7 r7 L0 B8 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.8 D4 z( m. T$ c( T/ L
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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.% @6 e5 `* n. r' @
* ]4 ^3 x, S1 V4 Q! BThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.0 B9 z! ~0 N& h
! `/ i4 G& I, \+ i0 eThe coalition is asking government to:+ ^- ~$ Y0 u! K! }/ q! w; X: E! {0 i
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- d# R$ y% ?1 s+ p. H6 |! t# Z
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
* [5 y% x! v$ a& s/ b3 uChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.8 S9 U: u+ }7 D- c) J* o3 q/ k; _3 S
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.3 r8 e" w/ |+ D3 ~0 s* @
“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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3 D3 W, U- C! V! P, U. n* o* `"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.- d5 ~) g6 l& G- ?( h* O
' S4 k) d4 d2 }$ G6 E0 l& iThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.! I( p4 O e" @* Q2 f
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.3 p3 ?3 U! |* _, a; i# U
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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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