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9 _7 x) T$ Q1 ~8 W& D# I# KA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.# i, Q6 Q1 s$ S- J2 n5 H
. l S: O4 L5 ^) w. S5 y2 G) D& Z"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.( {6 a) ]$ s; X, X$ o) ?
( {) m6 W. g+ x* F5 s6 V“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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( }8 Z. }- S3 \2 H& k& QThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said., x! K7 w1 q! l9 p( P
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.; g( C# S" T; ?- O# V( ^# z) ?
# H# v" h/ Y3 ]+ c% HThe coalition is asking government to:* l5 C: y. W9 f7 I# X) | D
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
( L, ?; i) g3 AMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
, j1 a1 q! d. I# _- RChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.* s" d% H( H7 B4 m) X$ l/ B
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
# |9 |5 M3 ]0 b+ i- S& P“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.4 a( Q g l2 \0 W" z0 ~$ t; G
( L T/ d" s0 V0 \4 ]"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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8 T& r: z0 \) K7 {$ X( g7 p1 fThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.; }) W- k7 D+ v. |" K2 I
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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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v, X |9 S% }2 K"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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