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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.% h/ T8 M) D9 j/ ^0 Q
4 h% a+ l/ N! B/ \"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.; c9 B. Z6 M9 Y2 b+ \. {# n
1 X! D& s( j! 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.", i6 X% _; @% N: S4 f3 z
0 q" K, k6 t% p8 p3 zThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.* Z5 r, `$ y, y5 z# n
0 K+ u" d, l8 | |( W" ]This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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% l; j- {! P( O9 Y* G; yThe coalition is asking government to:
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5 \/ |9 ]5 X7 E$ K' Z X; N" @Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
X, u# \8 P. d; k$ FMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants. ~9 U/ _; l% e$ t* @+ q9 @
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.0 u6 j6 {0 F. S& _) a
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
6 L5 F. k r) y5 T1 o, C“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.
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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.% |* @! X# ?9 q% H( D. F
3 ` T9 n2 E) j" JCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 C0 l; ?3 i' b9 ]' }
+ Y! ^. F1 e( C9 |"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.: w1 T1 N3 w% ^1 L8 m
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