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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.
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2 S! ?/ O, Z. E( H6 _"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.( w7 N. {! i k0 g2 U3 {# H
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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."8 H2 b# j p+ g( M' X
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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." b7 S2 Z. ^4 i
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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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The coalition is asking government to:$ K) [3 R9 T+ s7 h! R# M+ h
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.& m2 P; D; w1 V
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
5 x/ S! b+ S0 ]$ U- bChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ ?; c$ g, O0 u' G9 y0 `Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.2 y7 ~+ n, ], Z2 m
“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.( n: K0 q4 A+ c% l: ?9 U3 `% K& H
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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.9 N3 N b& }( X3 w6 {$ F
8 g ?# ^& G( r) f6 l7 u# a; OThe 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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. }: X. p( k1 M# x# R* N+ ^Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.1 \* D4 t2 l" X: _* X
* }1 O0 _* l; f% Z# x8 x"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.; u! z+ `$ G: \3 g7 U: A8 z
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