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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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4 I2 l& |* c* ^( }# Y$ I% c! n"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.+ E3 P( h9 f3 R& z9 t7 y8 ]
# m$ B/ v3 C6 y0 G“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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2 `* A" w4 S0 m( l6 S: T' ]* B: yThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said. K9 k; E" u- H9 V L- Q6 `
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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:7 i( L4 w) l! i/ e6 ^" N
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.) {) ]1 ~. f" ^' l
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., U2 {) o" m- k6 C( i
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
; j- w V+ u! ?. R0 P" U0 d1 U. uStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
! \# ~- z& G, c5 q8 i% U+ P1 B6 I- A; O“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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4 p9 A& a) P' y, F"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.. g! ]9 _3 }) h( R2 F$ Y H
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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.% ^. h/ m+ B% r6 D0 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.: I0 X6 U# E4 d1 h
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