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& \* D1 v% t& u4 IA 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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) u5 Y/ b7 P: U( p1 y% ]" l' V# @/ k"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.& L2 N3 v5 s5 S7 Q& X
: B1 ~3 v1 d5 T* [* h9 o“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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( K P/ m2 }& ]The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.7 x) H- _2 ~' L% I
3 `3 u% |3 V8 M4 w5 LThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.. d% Q: M9 a" [+ Z
; d m3 E, g! D b4 RThe coalition is asking government to:: D9 b' T$ A! @9 U
+ }3 ~# \2 r) m8 c- R4 C& t$ N9 E xChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
8 C& B" B6 R6 @6 P# J, TMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
) W- B/ _# u5 I0 i- E- E1 H1 O$ wChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.+ A; A6 E- B. A! {# C1 Z) L
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
; b* C- v" R/ d“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./ \+ ]( b+ F, m3 _
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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 10,000.3 d8 w7 s4 x' L3 b0 Q
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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.- c" i4 b: o: N1 {! v, r
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