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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.9 H& Z9 u5 Q( n9 Q3 G
7 s- Q' o; o9 Y$ B1 B" J4 g"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."# i! m, ~: U1 {: @- m
$ p3 j+ \% w4 Z7 b c" j8 {The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.# }9 M' ~% F+ w4 w, d" E. O Y/ @
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.; H \/ Q. r' o' C0 i- x: e3 |# B
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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.( c4 C. ?$ P/ _; s: f! K) b! X3 o& N
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
$ K1 _$ C5 E# gChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.+ o( Y7 `0 J. O( n! E
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.' h; [; T! |) D3 Y, H8 A0 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.
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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.- H8 U' f& p' Q* R1 l
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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.+ U) q' @) G) k( `
4 F& D2 {( q( s- G! e3 Z- tCurrently 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.
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