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. N7 L) |; O! i+ G% 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., ~7 ^4 ]7 ~3 k* c" d
- b3 R2 a8 ]6 L5 L: k- Z7 V7 Y D"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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- T- {4 G; C$ Z7 }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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! P- f: ?$ O/ i+ O( l# u/ l; Z7 X. A! |, FThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.+ `4 Z- T! o) B# j7 n+ @; ~0 r
' p4 p. y* A- I) `2 V( ]' i3 ], pThe coalition is asking government to:
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% T1 B! [- l" y. oChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- g9 Z8 Y* A6 E, F. J
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& I, k+ i4 j6 q' b1 I' X
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.( q1 X6 z4 {+ q, _
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
- _4 ~, z" P' S& y0 E“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.; @' }0 `% r2 y: a3 R0 I
' E: M+ u: `2 o w$ J; V; @"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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. h$ l7 d( l r0 Z& [& A2 \+ iThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton./ R' w6 Z" B0 a% J8 f) t
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Currently 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.
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