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/ w8 y: ]! c3 wA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.# r1 {6 [- @" h5 s4 c, ~- Z5 [5 u
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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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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.
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The coalition is asking government to:
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! o3 \" [; U7 t( M' g4 `: ]Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.4 y+ S, ~9 r' m6 L( f, k
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' x. ~6 g2 b$ a% q6 K7 m6 u
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
6 ^8 e5 x+ I4 z/ F3 YStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
$ y2 |5 W6 M/ I) l6 M1 {“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.# o8 q3 b! D3 T( z; Z- m+ G
" c: p( |8 q" e"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./ l+ c( A7 j5 H: \) G ]
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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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* } W, [2 r5 Q( \4 rCurrently 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.& L2 o B9 B* x
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