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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.& @! ?; e! v8 J ^
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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 \8 ^, }# t$ Y( i+ V3 E) ? f2 D! K
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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."" f3 J' n" j- I ^* U
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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.
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.$ q$ w3 L5 c5 U K; V
! Y6 K9 K3 [& t, F3 LThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands." L/ G# H* U% H& d5 W
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 M4 X8 p s7 x& ~/ j7 s
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.1 w# ]) z4 R4 R% g6 I
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
) n6 _/ `7 v% {8 d; F* w% Y“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.: U# J" \ v* y* D- w+ l/ H8 W
2 j9 c8 @, u. n x8 H& B( y3 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.
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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.' G; U' |1 x$ D% ~7 f6 s
' k7 h( {+ N: A6 W2 UCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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- `5 J5 D1 F& h"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.# J5 q! \: Y, O/ p
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