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5 x- U/ P1 W2 [' YA 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 l. I7 M d% c3 A
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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.1 W# }+ p+ y+ C0 @# X5 m+ V
! E9 `- D& k2 h& j9 e5 }“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."- V. x$ U$ r9 Y8 L+ l4 x6 L+ \
- F8 r) q; F0 w/ wThe 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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. A" o6 I/ F$ IThis 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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8 X8 ^0 ^7 u- L( M% U! x* _1 _2 v$ NChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% h! w- O& f8 b/ r5 M( M! \Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.1 L- b) O5 u8 ]: b0 k4 g
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
7 h) [: G! U4 I9 }$ X/ s! SStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, F$ y- K/ R- h5 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.
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9 ~* }- G3 H! w' ]"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.
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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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Z: @3 ^- B p7 A5 Y1 [- V, k"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.- a3 ?5 R. G% _" b
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