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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.- J2 K0 L2 H2 w' g J) P) K
/ ]0 z3 o1 b$ Z3 y2 z7 C"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.' `# o c3 r1 L- @, O
* F1 ^ U# I) s$ ^: s5 `/ ]. G 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."* \$ t: u0 F- I9 ~
" t& M" @5 a# K4 R+ jThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.: U6 [% r/ y- d. R$ h
, ^0 D" F( r+ uThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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! ]( x/ d2 j; h; ~/ J8 `The coalition is asking government to:9 P7 d# a: x6 c
* K0 W, L% B) J/ m) i$ h2 k5 mChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% C4 v2 B3 l; M9 \: L1 QMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.- \/ {% t" {0 m9 u' R9 r3 ?/ D/ [: j* [
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 ]7 t3 V2 Y$ r7 D. p* @
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. u6 \0 a) n4 u( @: 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.; ^# T1 h' G) ]; e
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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.5 y* d2 K$ `3 q/ t0 e, ~$ i
& r: S( l9 {* n: Y$ v* r5 vCurrently 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.0 b- m' d( f1 O: A# i; Q, }9 h
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