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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.4 N! P% |9 N5 }' |+ t
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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."9 n. O. g5 X" k& u9 l& v' |
% V: a5 E. E; Z4 Z; U9 E( wThe 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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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:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( W# z. ~. N" M7 l- X
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
- c5 l, s7 x/ CChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 ^9 K+ L C L& z% D+ K6 I% e2 B
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
$ a. @# c. ^" |; `" `2 P“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. }4 ]: y- D4 w7 `' 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.
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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 10,000.7 e0 b; t. x; ~+ z( N k
3 G: I/ e0 d& G"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., i- C# w; \- u6 V
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