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) D5 H; R! Z9 A. g# @" _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.9 t" W, B6 f- c2 |6 O# `
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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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; R3 p6 g1 {8 D“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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% d! i% W" c4 }7 j0 _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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The coalition is asking government to:8 Q( y A5 F) i' J3 E
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
- B7 Q! v; i9 K0 K1 ~4 g9 v" B0 yMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.- T5 L$ R) S0 s( ]
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions." C% y/ l0 r6 v5 j. O: M3 {1 z
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.5 B) P/ a2 q7 f4 e7 ?. p% H
“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.' {2 N& z. Z' e- k8 D
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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.1 w( w Y+ |+ N9 `# A
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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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