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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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"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.) O5 `2 U) q% j
7 a( Z' q) p3 A“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."5 T, v( [' \; H$ G/ Z% V& E; Z
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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.; x9 T( n* ^3 \5 V
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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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! P- ~. n% v7 D5 d. l( DThe 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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/ J9 s- i) Y2 CChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.: U9 \9 a' @& M* C- e
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
# i( _1 N. M; R“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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7 x: a, e; r: a1 C v: Y"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., u7 }% Y* }* U! d
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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- C% E* l8 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.
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