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7 A" s# }& {9 O. {5 b( b, W/ eA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.) s4 h0 S4 w& I
8 i o" o% R' i% \* V3 ?5 n! d6 R/ e"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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3 g* s$ v3 t, P, l- i! ~# g3 V“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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2 u/ x, H4 H0 T: \( BThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.9 R+ S K) W- f
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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 B# j. J9 ?/ Z" P aThe coalition is asking government to:! a3 q: T+ e ~9 p4 [
. r+ c* g/ D4 i1 p, bChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
! ?( }9 u& m% s; QMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
. M) f) ]3 d* n9 N! w9 t* L- q5 pChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
" J- P: P* t2 {8 L1 d' [Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 x0 d$ `; b0 U3 l# 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.5 r& \( d) Z6 ?+ d, s2 M
2 W1 N0 c# O! Y3 I/ A' m"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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* V6 u6 m- M/ H$ e3 kThe 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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|; L, ^' u2 eCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.% D" B& G+ ?* l* l5 X
# U! L5 x* { m# P# [. e* Z1 \# W& M"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.- n- G5 U6 e9 ^, q
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