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' ?8 z% A/ f, zA 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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"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."" X" @; ^0 N5 @
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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.
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+ e3 ^% I3 M- W5 I4 LThis 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:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.* F% I8 [ y/ i! G3 c4 P- K
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.$ x# h; _- z( n0 K/ F0 m- E! K
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 L, R. D" ?$ Q/ r$ D
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 A5 ]6 {& T- o( x“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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4 P/ d4 p. t8 K! O"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.! g3 q0 q# C( E6 t
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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.
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# e g3 ?2 Y( i# T8 G2 n. ~1 gCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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0 |- v' L, ^, j0 c' H; _& M7 f"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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