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5 V* `9 E+ N9 F$ d+ Q- [% }) VA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.) \1 o# f6 Q5 y$ Y1 y P- g
7 l5 ]' w; y% h4 |, y7 ?"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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4 }9 _. D" Y- [% w$ T3 t“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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( x, N2 R$ L3 A5 sThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.4 `. ~+ n- h6 z1 H5 i& W
% m' e# x5 l* t# j- o+ Q& f; p F: N+ gThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.8 |0 b) [) \% g/ Y
" }' H1 q9 A; j& n1 }The coalition is asking government to:
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5 G! Y/ l$ d' @Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
: x; m4 V& N1 o! XMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& {% _; h: Z7 A; ~ Q* U+ KChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.3 \8 j' a1 y4 A& L# {" x$ l
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
' P, F! d" e! O4 V$ S0 C“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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. E; O" A2 e R"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.8 [: X: E: U$ p, e& y y/ b9 [4 c, q
+ d/ e8 v7 a# C& N h: M) O" hThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.1 K" D" Y: ~) i: O( \
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 _# w! @' [" r, f0 \; n* w4 Y
. z$ v, y) g% @"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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