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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.) Q9 }0 [ _, x- G( x; e5 B' D* S
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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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* Z( W0 m+ r: @2 U“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.
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$ t, N1 v# m; O, \* }7 F: z) G2 t5 b9 uThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ A9 d: U" g; y) kMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
' {1 p" p& y& w' a5 pChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.& g- Q" m1 D; i i$ M) e
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
) ?2 p. t3 u$ T4 U. q2 i“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.0 ?) G1 c2 E9 w1 r+ z( f% @8 S2 q+ A
) L) B1 b% w: q; V1 `, e$ B/ f"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.1 Z7 Q7 {/ Y: }2 t! u" ?7 E; _
& O L$ C' M# H2 BThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.( e q e6 l7 u# d3 D
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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.8 W+ b% j! c$ k# o2 ?
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