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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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“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.", e" N( N, q$ ?/ X4 f; K7 i
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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 f' T; F, y) }
% }# Z& {: Y0 A& }' eThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.# F8 U" Q7 c4 |, f' l
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The coalition is asking government to:
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9 Q: y! j5 Z# r D7 |( VChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.% H# i9 ^9 _, n" ~
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.+ C1 Z! }/ f* a4 w' W
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.) `4 C4 Z! I G$ K
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 M+ F( E5 I+ e! p) a“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.$ h; K$ U/ T- t! Z6 W" l
) n& Q/ G0 k' f- K3 r9 r7 g" ]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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+ M+ R8 G# H+ Y- @; o/ aCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.% e/ D; k& s, Q. u3 Q: Y
5 g0 e8 ]" ^. F# P2 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.
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