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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.- I& W9 ?6 A" D
4 T8 \* C: ?+ i/ ^3 [6 b"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.( X. Z b5 |/ ^( ~1 O4 G
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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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.& k1 n0 X) O! q
4 c, j, `- n( f+ G% b9 zThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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, \1 P% X# d- M$ \$ M- }* |The coalition is asking government to:
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9 B! ^# l0 x, A9 x, H: v; v" UChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
9 U8 D; ?/ h3 I- k2 C# zMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.6 }8 q$ f; {7 r$ q1 E$ \
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, l. N8 K0 {) t( q3 ?Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.8 l- v8 Q9 B1 }8 z8 |- S1 a
“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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: K. L" N* [/ }2 j/ H8 v2 J"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.+ c5 u. O3 r Y+ t/ l
, w* H3 G( A+ Z( d6 ~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.
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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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