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3 A4 j2 G2 d( b$ DA 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.5 b% M6 [8 D. I7 W
8 Y5 a" [9 l4 {' ?5 \0 [“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." n; f1 _2 \/ D2 D
# w) z ]: n8 `0 b) BThe 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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4 Y5 y/ \% x, e! WThe coalition is asking government to:9 Q0 f% \0 \- s0 w% y6 T
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ Z% {( o6 P/ G
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.3 Q) u, N8 l j" G
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
- p" Q b: T7 L. t% u1 mStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.6 C/ ^* ^8 p4 T; T( U$ f% Z
“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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( A& v- M$ O* z1 g6 J8 l+ e2 y6 R"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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# W" F0 z/ J3 g7 i1 Z, g7 _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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"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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