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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.) x5 A/ L# Y; L/ l" ]4 f
/ |. N$ j# T- |"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.( { I+ \$ W. L2 Y- I M W
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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."3 |" x6 L# V- g$ w* p. v
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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.+ Y9 c8 `1 c9 d* s2 [$ y5 |- Y) J
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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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The coalition is asking government to:) r" X; \" q& g# ]. y
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
6 Y$ Q6 | ^! |; U2 z! S0 _% z* qMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
( I. d) y4 ~% |/ _Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, X! p* s" R$ N# TStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
2 y2 [! q/ B1 L# z5 V! H“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." B5 A3 u) A: [0 d) {
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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./ n3 q* E( h! q5 ~. w
$ I+ p( i! u% S! F8 fCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.; K. d0 c) C- ~. ?/ ]
* m7 J0 x; \( F3 z"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.; y: v" U6 o5 T9 Y* O9 F9 r
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