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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.. z0 V- C. T& a
+ Q% R' w) ]# i1 A"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./ j$ ?$ W4 j& z+ U! E/ M
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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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The 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.; y+ q$ {! J1 f) |
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.4 m4 ]# G- }0 I C
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
6 r* Z- O0 ^" ^$ KChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
) G( B6 Z0 o' u4 LStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( e' }, l2 ]" }3 G* W“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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"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.& U; d8 d# U. n- W
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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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"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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