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+ C( H% W9 d( ?8 f. r: Y+ Y/ z8 qA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.8 M1 q j) B% D# A1 A& S
3 z! X0 y/ Z: F' P5 z"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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“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.) H/ a8 S9 o6 e
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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 _2 N ^# I9 Q/ Y2 I: UThe coalition is asking government to:4 N8 ] p" \9 w+ S9 E0 H
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
# B% j) E0 b- e R3 u' @Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 M1 e2 A, q) B; H' _2 z1 |- kChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.- Q% q3 |9 ~ T4 W2 F0 y4 g- C
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.1 C- L4 O& x3 U% u6 Y
“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.; D# D6 n3 d+ N
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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.
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8 n( P+ ^6 T( g' A# tCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.) T- _+ B7 H! B
2 M* m6 e( I- ~) G* a"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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