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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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"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.3 `( }4 P l8 [- j2 F* u9 S
' e" y$ ]6 t5 N7 d( T“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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- ~" S" l/ a) e( e1 C! Y- XThe 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.
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The coalition is asking government to:$ |6 S. L( n; C1 j. d) j1 w! ^0 U8 @
! A! A- K2 X9 B: {Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 v8 b- Q, Q6 Y. R' d
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.4 i. i. E) m! V. `
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
; q P l& }1 b; ?7 p' w0 o9 sStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
9 }# l5 I ]& y2 M: W# |. f) z“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.2 ~4 x/ }- p2 x( z9 {7 @( K/ P; f
; U/ [2 c" W- F0 H1 h" ?% `"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." f! n; s4 t; b) H z
& A& j; m0 B# b3 G8 D+ d4 W& RThe 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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) {; P3 u2 _* D( V, _) wCurrently 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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