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- z6 o5 E* M- H2 [1 `: nA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.4 f6 [: l5 R* n2 x/ K* ~0 J3 Y* Z
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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.! f0 f7 h4 {; g& p: g, q
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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.* x E4 E7 d$ l B- g6 ?& H2 a2 \
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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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0 L2 D& l2 u$ B, A3 m7 WThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
, m, ]2 g" @8 S4 |+ X1 ^, T# wMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
; {! |7 J1 x- `& f8 o6 _Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
% W! t% ], U+ W3 b% V1 N3 N' dStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
4 A3 o7 p6 b0 L: C* b“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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( R- K) V7 ?" ?' ^1 j! Q3 p"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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; M* w5 A5 [1 P/ |5 [The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.0 ^- k$ T# p- \5 y, V& b+ B5 |
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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.. f: Y% {, h. K. _$ C( `* D) M
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