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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.
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1 g8 o$ [/ B# |1 F“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."5 c: ^' e0 X! v
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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.9 M) |) t! ^+ ]+ X
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.' W4 `; ~0 L) v# r: J _! ?% @) F
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The coalition is asking government to:2 J" w1 m7 z- ~- B3 q
0 \7 c; |5 d- ]. l9 t4 GChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
; n' j9 C/ A2 Z8 GMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
7 _3 f4 C/ [6 r0 g% s4 `2 K' XChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.# Y4 c0 s6 O" i9 E
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 N0 f# t7 |8 b+ g+ l; |% X“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.1 `/ Y: g3 k- b# g
- f5 a4 Q0 m5 D, J"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.0 M+ y+ w2 X5 q/ A! Z
* I" w8 y4 f2 f; X' `9 A4 lThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.6 e: P$ v4 t% h2 ^2 ?
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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. F! _7 ?* A0 U/ P0 y/ E
: i$ @3 W/ m- v' E9 o. w' R"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.9 R$ U1 k: A8 ?& V
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