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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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) t3 |# l7 L; ?# e6 T1 w( c8 _"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. |0 T- g+ L/ t
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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."! L8 `) v: U& _( z% E- _9 o
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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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3 m5 y" y% R) F" X5 A2 E, CThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups., o3 U7 G3 s `4 ^9 |4 F
, M6 }. k5 ]: k d! {: RThe coalition is asking government to:8 ^) R; |% }; O7 I7 }) C2 ^
) b2 T/ k$ R, x0 l1 EChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
9 Y0 j. N4 {+ b5 fMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.- @& g0 n- \- D" I
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.. ?- B* u# H* {& Y- F6 n
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
) T8 W# [7 q* {$ S2 v) o; 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.
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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.2 O) u0 B" d: A+ u
$ b2 C0 K y; A5 { a/ v. KThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.0 A. q, @/ T7 Q, H- b
$ i$ A$ k( T3 z. {0 ]Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.! S! K% X& T# Y8 d
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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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