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# K- i5 j/ y1 D( E) y eA 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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) {) R# A9 H6 L0 ]5 I) Y"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.& u& A- k) O; a
7 {+ o; P/ W) I$ o4 E6 m: g“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."% Z/ q/ e9 m) E* C) k* x
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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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% |% x, F+ u$ C% EThis 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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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 b+ L6 a/ o5 h8 K' S
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., N: \$ @: R, D* ^9 y$ K1 M
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. f; S a9 H+ k/ ~Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.) Y9 G- _' g L1 l# G
“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.- ~" t: e. R- U; ^3 |
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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.! M' l$ r+ U) r" t9 B
# P6 E3 j$ Z4 v$ Z- J4 G- EThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.* ?9 v+ `1 H6 Q, g, u
1 @+ @$ k' | P/ [; T+ S# hCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 f, G J) s9 I( ?2 F' o) O* e
! k0 f/ V5 ^4 }"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.' `! E8 _" G% c9 b9 @% o
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