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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.7 L% g3 R/ F* w0 H4 H/ r; L# Y
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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.
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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."& y! U- G8 V3 k! e. ]" E+ q
- v9 `2 u; X3 yThe 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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups. y- O2 K0 `% e# E5 q: ~8 d
# A, R# o: e" A2 B1 z5 e) k: CThe coalition is asking government to:
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) ^# t; |7 i Z2 fChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 C! C& A* [0 g# JMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 e' f6 H7 R0 u' v0 G# G2 ~" K9 uChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.+ r4 ]" y. j; |) X/ G% q
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ {& a: B6 o. d. ?/ I$ b“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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! s- x7 V9 D% U"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.( h3 ^( B, v' n2 d {
/ Z* o: m7 p4 q7 I9 BThe 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. M/ ~" V; G* J2 ] \
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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." I* s Y1 Z/ P* ^# a
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