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A 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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; L4 ?% t; l; J6 M"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."
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1 h7 y, k7 Z) [8 y- m( VThe 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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7 P- Y$ Z: n: `* LThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
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Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. k' g2 A. T3 {6 E) A( s+ J
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process." A& Z. Z3 H0 n+ b& ?) C5 X2 F8 n
“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.+ \: P$ A4 g" ]' ], }4 Z' _$ r
1 \" E$ K3 x* f9 Z" O"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.6 f2 n: A M& k
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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.# |) P4 c3 \: X: g
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.3 ]( T: |& Q' j, y0 P' Q
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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." h+ Y5 t8 Y I0 b: J2 [
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