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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.# j7 i- z8 h( ?: F3 v Y, c3 k1 y
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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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“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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" }0 y9 h$ N$ {1 eThe 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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+ ]% u; W! l; V/ NThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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0 O; D# g5 e$ f# Y8 SThe coalition is asking government to:" V; L9 L' ?) w! K6 j) M+ @
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
& y& z' [) v9 z1 z# a0 gMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
8 W! h) m/ D' R1 C8 mChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
; z# i6 ]3 _' N8 \/ G+ q- B" {- }Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. e6 g- l0 ^) |. g' y4 H$ m“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." I5 ]- _$ w0 y, K
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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.
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.5 |" t6 o$ H U$ X$ x: z0 q9 ]
$ U7 }9 r0 n+ [9 \) v _"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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