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; r3 W. X# O4 T+ d& \, KA 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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& \) h0 P9 ^/ B# {“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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.+ m8 f/ j8 w# O4 \" p
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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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The coalition is asking government to:1 h! D/ m9 d; _7 ~4 [4 A1 C) s
7 O1 F6 @' D( `6 }9 ~Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ k8 O3 ~' R0 \+ w: M4 I& t c5 r6 }0 t" xMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.( d N! ^, k, @4 z# B1 o/ u$ B
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
6 r- a! @* r7 q& b; E' ?' AStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.. o8 Y$ g- `* [8 M
“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 s% H" H* U/ u% x
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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.4 X5 l& c! o$ r) g
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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.1 W3 {* d+ B8 M( Y0 x
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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.# r* T+ ^9 e' p6 I
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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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