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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.8 d% U- {& K7 e: E9 t8 S5 O
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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. X% v( {& t9 Q4 A; d; k: k5 G
1 l- A& H: A! F! o" B. c$ u8 f8 s“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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3 b9 }% p5 U& Q H8 yThe 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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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' s3 C* `2 O* {# F9 r6 ^7 {, FThe coalition is asking government to:
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2 |/ n4 @) E) b% o. b8 O* ?Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 w& h: A# \; ]/ f6 ?
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
l& U$ n2 @$ K5 W7 s5 fChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
; W! _' t* Y- h& m- C) j, `Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.# S# X0 N8 q u# P# s4 l. P8 v
“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.6 w# H) x$ l/ g' q/ `, W
, S7 t! t& q9 E% e, a# S5 ^1 F5 r"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., R" g" x1 n% J
/ X6 u( M9 M/ H, ^, I: ]The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.3 v0 k8 `. ^. y
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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.
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* ^2 l8 b( `% s& _% ]; s"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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