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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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K( |+ F& o5 z* Q# 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.: i5 [/ ^- l' [7 y" A
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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."
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& ]+ U! C L- {) HThe 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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! i3 z. e' j' SThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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; X& i; L( F( EThe coalition is asking government to:5 a% C9 v8 \) R
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
6 t% N0 H* ]& tMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.. ^! o1 m4 N+ h( H( E/ @8 f/ H f' d
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
7 b1 S6 `9 x+ t9 ]$ G: SStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.4 [, E3 j) E( t, R# {' ]1 ?6 r; y
“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.+ D2 B8 k- J2 u5 T4 u7 O
; y' A0 q% W( `4 Q; y Y; K3 RThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton." A. u& o- d- ]3 w! A! i& s. c
3 n/ n& a5 c0 Y5 B: v: L$ V) FCurrently 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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