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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.
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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.5 Y) I9 F- @. Z7 a& V5 {( M
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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.
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. b: t3 z# N2 S- t+ S( {8 EThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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) u9 C! B2 D( |# \; ]3 P( aThe coalition is asking government to:
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. {( N3 h% L& x# B5 F& d, BChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
* {: g- X# E" cMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' W: J' \2 X( O% R' O; B
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 u% P3 B B! ^, J, V& E' {
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
# V' \* j+ l6 x5 F) K, ^5 ]“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 e% ^' ]7 p7 J2 {" f
9 w8 K; E5 x2 `, }5 z8 O, ~- G2 W"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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton./ T5 K1 q8 [% G1 T& Y W: t
, ~8 C" h" q% k$ w7 D' QCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.6 X/ s6 g6 \! m' J9 f
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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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