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0 T7 L4 t$ c8 I0 H4 N, D& ?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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# K1 q6 T5 N8 h2 I. w5 z+ U"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.- h# _$ q: f9 E' A8 @0 u( ?. S
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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."
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" l* M: x, l2 ]+ h4 jThe 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.* c" H+ m, E+ r$ `1 g
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The coalition is asking government to:* ?* U( K3 E/ s- {% l
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.6 g3 q0 Y3 }" y% }0 Z7 P9 A w
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.5 }, } \4 s8 ~1 u7 E) o
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.' Q) v( s" i0 |8 p0 M
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.9 o, ?# L4 ^1 g+ `; M
“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.* }3 j+ x+ B" ~0 ]# J; G0 A/ Q
7 O$ D4 ^* h1 t& {"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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4 J: c, F2 \: C/ JThe 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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a- A$ e* ~7 L7 p( 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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"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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