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9 R& t7 m6 _" vA 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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“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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( H$ a6 y0 S' x' g3 \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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8 G9 E4 c: ]$ Q; KThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups., ]" e8 o. ?' L2 p
- x0 @. ] s0 t8 wThe coalition is asking government to:1 L0 \- Q6 d K& D
8 {3 r8 e7 X q( H9 b P+ r& LChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
X5 W& k* ]) ^9 `3 J4 ^& WMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
8 j) R$ |: ]& I8 R2 [5 iChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.% P: G& ?1 j( b' k5 F" Q" M% L0 n
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.; |( j' W" K Z' ?3 d% Q
“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.' n6 L8 N. i l9 j
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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.& _0 i/ D1 N) T; S; u/ V
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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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9 W8 t# F! k& B7 M% n0 F7 Y3 }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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}0 P/ \ K/ X! }- y 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.& A& \, Z) T1 V# f* G; k1 x; b
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