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4 q) O& Q$ f4 }4 ]6 K+ Q+ aA 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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) o Y4 G# J: i3 x# G" Y5 q$ G+ r"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.& o9 J1 _* n' [8 v- K L+ q+ g& x
, V' i" R# ]) Z" f“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.". ?: j( _# `' f4 }1 G
6 q2 h! a, w$ J$ N. _" AThe 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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# f* Q; O+ H* @, l5 i, fThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.. G; x" {6 c A, _$ B: H5 Y
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The coalition is asking government to:1 w- y1 P! O$ }. ?( M9 W
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
. \/ b0 x" y# \& }. b5 D( f. y) HMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." |2 T2 J2 a& K3 K# k0 N0 B
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 K l) `/ s9 o+ [& }
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.; n5 l& o" n7 r; a1 t% o
“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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4 {" \( [- o; ^ W" X"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.
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) G/ Q8 a8 d) C- n1 d: TCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.+ Z3 R+ [" b+ Y! A, `2 L
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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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