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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.0 }# a. Y) n# t; s
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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.( e, k# N$ W+ X$ E& R/ t/ h/ I
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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."$ g0 W& b r2 n- s0 L, g! }3 F
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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.3 P1 v% p- Q" e, }
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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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7 e% G# P' J' l0 gThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.; N4 b0 f2 Q4 P; m X. t
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.) p0 f( f4 u0 [ H. ]/ H& t6 K
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
9 k% Z, u+ S' n+ ?: `" cStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.- H6 t9 }7 f1 t7 T, S
“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.8 I' x8 I$ U/ R, e) X" o0 B0 e
, [- H% Q) P' a* ~. u$ |2 oThe 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.; ~- F9 ~3 _! P
$ s6 p$ K. s, A) Y8 u7 p# N7 e! }"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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