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& x: I/ _* }8 H1 O2 f9 @4 i$ {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., S: w6 `, l0 {0 r
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"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.* v' z: S6 J1 A4 e1 |& f0 S
! E* [5 z; X# u0 l( D; O“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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; V* O ~- y8 |" V0 E" LThe 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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3 d& _4 } N( v q9 o% r1 P# {* VThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.; Q; X, @& m! s, d
8 Z0 ^, b$ K# [8 a( vThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.6 Y# L; T8 ^0 O: Y# Q5 o1 `
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' ]( l" ?0 P& Y% C! A, X! R9 r
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
& W+ i! ?+ h+ u/ @Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
9 ^& | b, M; P% S, b* U0 U+ A“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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* V; H2 M, t; ~; n8 d9 \6 W"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.: I9 {9 s$ D Q+ R
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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.; [5 Z& i# K' M& d1 W) M8 A
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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.9 T& v, ^$ a$ d( H4 ^; n
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