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3 ~/ K! ]# ^! z$ _) y9 \# GA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.; X5 m5 a1 `* Z1 f, f
7 x6 v( Q) T3 Y, ?1 b# I"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.
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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."# m0 s- d+ w1 Y; D: [) w5 A4 `
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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., c& O* s: Q' W0 P5 z
7 J! c1 p* P2 r# E! _This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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5 c, j- B- w1 i4 {' m+ g/ X: KThe coalition is asking government to:
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& q, J. Y' A& L1 v+ p4 U; }Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
8 M. h2 }( y0 T* FMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
6 g }' C1 z+ a6 |2 lChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.3 M# f9 ~. j p3 P% o5 { J
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.7 w: f# d, m5 O6 ^ [$ A/ L/ J* 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.+ B1 M9 L+ ~5 ^, m6 T
* @5 _& I# e/ F1 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.; T" [5 k+ T& Z4 \* |9 j# l0 ^* _6 k
# R" r4 y( m VThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.& n3 n, ?1 q* l0 b6 y: M
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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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"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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