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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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"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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.
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& y$ w9 m6 m! W3 {1 V; T" `This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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0 F0 b2 @! D8 gThe coalition is asking government to:7 V8 C0 ^' } g D
/ G" _6 j9 z$ q) BChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
! Y& v" O8 {* m1 x8 U- QMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 [! O- w# e1 T% }6 P5 m
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
" S. t5 N. `+ M6 aStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. X* A" |8 l2 O3 X, i“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.5 }1 e" ~( j! p+ k- `
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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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8 \: @% W7 S$ ~- c8 I0 C0 cThe 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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/ o% ?8 i! y5 N y1 U"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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