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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.+ I9 n& c- g0 W- u' {
1 @( ^) J3 J' G- I9 a"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.9 ~! H( |0 \& b" ?" g" d" {- G
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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."( A7 i# {, a @/ `
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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.9 K9 y4 w4 J$ x2 c I1 z
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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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% P4 ]- _/ J' A& o3 p% i6 jThe coalition is asking government to:
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5 t8 z+ k! J! R: f) S4 iChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 J9 B% m( |! Z, F, s
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.( f* X' M) ^& H& U* ^
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions./ s& z9 }+ n9 d0 h D
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.& E8 T# `6 H4 u3 @
“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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0 R3 W8 R9 h" M4 s/ C: a4 i"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.! }. d) E* z* D) T
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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.
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6 b( b y- F) k% y* p) d9 vCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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4 B, R- O4 t. m4 ?. U* i"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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