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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.$ O3 v- A) _0 f2 K* v; \2 i
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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.1 R3 ^0 Z0 _" {" l* M
3 y( E4 |, i: g2 \- a8 g“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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.$ M0 Q0 ~' o: L) v! T% P
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:! X" L/ e1 N- ^1 I% t) M9 o
; f/ @- K* L5 L' x& T1 {Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% J, I" {4 D+ @1 _Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.; m; w' T6 y1 L4 A$ ]9 J4 G
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.' D# Z2 R: p3 n* d. G
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.+ [, h) ~( ^9 \5 O% }
“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.. E$ L p2 u" Y! Z4 I% Y) w: c
- t6 W# r! m0 a$ l) }Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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9 ^. u! p+ ]# K$ I2 ~% f' w"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.4 @6 }. o* p# U1 Z' Z0 W; I
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