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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.
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2 D/ y3 S; V; X+ {, B- W+ 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."
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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.( D, _! ~1 Z4 F- [& i7 B
0 y( |- ^, }. L9 ]6 n, zThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.2 T5 O1 _& U; g
0 z% ^3 j- Q5 k- p* u* d/ m8 i# gThe coalition is asking government to:6 C" _, p' w* {% q2 W5 f+ o$ y3 F
4 O2 v& I9 V6 L0 t/ VChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.7 z! S9 c$ U% Z
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
* _# l- u+ g# a/ A2 DChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
# `7 Y) T9 l9 |8 lStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.' ?7 e2 R& G* ]0 l' Y8 B6 U
“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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# T2 a! D; \& z, e) F5 z"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.* D- D" _9 X. X2 c
( O0 I4 Y" {1 H% PThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.6 v# E& W' z3 f# f( 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.
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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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