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$ }/ o) o: ~( p! @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.7 v5 R( a: c4 d% o3 B9 U7 B
' X# [9 i! h" W5 k“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."; }# A3 ~1 c! w: a
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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.- z7 R, c4 J' `8 H1 a
/ |, T- F( I( O" V" T6 w: s. GThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.* K7 M. {0 T& ^$ k9 d
9 I0 ?( F- p8 t, H7 I2 rThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 ]( \, g' S/ D8 I+ gMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants./ |2 N7 S9 j4 `. ~, k
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
# a+ N9 A |/ q2 BStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.7 v {& c1 F! M0 O
“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./ W: I$ A" z# _
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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." k5 G9 \$ @) m8 _: o" x
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.7 l, T( d) N! ~1 ]
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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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