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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.
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/ x/ b" f$ d9 z: Z6 ^& r"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 N: W! \3 Y1 A6 _. o7 }
: T$ M1 a& E V0 N% W, g4 c. ]“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."& v7 U4 a; f7 ^' H5 C
$ E o8 c# | e& I1 d/ x& k+ ^7 IThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.( ]* e) H" J- U3 X
" k- W2 |. P9 [4 T' Q: n) cThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.9 {0 w' ^! X- n( n4 c% N! P& H
, q- x! b3 J7 I0 H1 RThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.. u; k" i& B. Q* r
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
' |1 F. k- P% MChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
( C- @' k# Y8 D6 ^Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ O& Q; S' g( h: R6 f: ^
“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.: w; g4 _; v# _2 K# `: q
; M* s- `% z) O9 k1 WThe 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.
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, I, ^- @+ S# N"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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