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5 M) Y0 P; s9 i, h0 FA 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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"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."4 E9 f6 `. o% k$ v. ^" Z5 \
, R6 D8 F% v: C& H. E5 XThe 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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@6 O0 u) ~9 Q& p' j% r, EThe coalition is asking government to:4 m0 |( t) a% ~) x7 P; S5 Z
% B' x0 ^# s, u1 a+ O2 CChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.. }9 z& R1 v. v7 z' o
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
+ S w" F$ L7 o f) ]: tChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
4 C7 S( \5 @ N3 {6 W: ^, n m8 aStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
- ^. k8 C' w# p3 w' y0 H" P“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.
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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.% _0 t# @' \8 r ~) u$ }# u7 G8 @: u/ Q
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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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0 r7 g: \! j1 L' _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.
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