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5 w' O+ ~5 L# P$ IA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.; [/ _- e* B1 ?1 c! z* @) m g! z
6 I6 N R- n$ o"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." r, ~$ v# A1 C. [( B+ W
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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."+ q9 a8 ~" T- ~5 g+ \! w
! J% N: c% Z" Q7 Y* KThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.4 T1 P0 j8 v* k O
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups./ p8 u5 Z _! G7 b7 T1 a
% A& E& k- E& M3 B$ s7 Z+ ?The coalition is asking government to:- \* g5 Z# o6 X* N
, t: }. }: f7 c( IChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ o7 V- z9 q$ ?" k4 r* l3 j9 w; AMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.- W4 O! Z. W2 [ }5 _& i" J$ s
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.6 A% X2 r6 J/ C: U' [, ]' \$ j
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.1 m2 l2 x3 r& S% ]3 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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+ s* B3 Z( I: D& ^7 t, q3 G0 w' y"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.: l+ x) j9 }% M* d
9 W+ v0 Z r, D4 SThe 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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/ W: f; C: W$ m$ d5 ECurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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+ q5 _' B% h6 F! O6 E) q O3 \"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.8 c u# U8 @" m2 s) ~
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