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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.# h1 y J* d4 \1 a
9 f* n/ _8 e+ o! K“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."+ B2 p2 C" Q9 C4 {( O; @ p, U
! f$ p: T [* x* F0 iThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.7 L/ T8 {6 |2 q, p0 o1 z- g
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.0 K9 C5 y V0 q5 P+ S
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The coalition is asking government to:
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, b( ^, O, O7 `7 G$ {Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
* a. ~2 G# S/ H! E# b7 aMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
4 L, g$ B8 g9 _Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.% j7 W. G8 s$ Q b
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
6 S( w6 A2 R* q. |2 v5 `# O. z P“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 t7 O- A( T! B0 W
, T( M" G9 y5 T" 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.
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1 ^# N- e9 t2 GThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.* h# p! G+ W8 }3 {5 ^
8 O- x; W: H: p: V! NCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.1 ]1 }1 i8 [% ?- S. }% s
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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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