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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.
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- h, H& [4 s! k“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."8 \, X" x, v* ]! J' K* N- K; L9 t
; d, e: C0 S! N3 [) GThe 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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3 C/ ]. `7 I: e' K$ AThe coalition is asking government to:$ a9 E. N( b5 e- h2 m" B
9 V* V" x5 ^3 J$ }Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
: D6 V% p5 V! S$ ^- r- V# YMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.2 Z& @+ o" Z$ N2 `5 c
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions./ ^' D" a) R! j w
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
: F* c5 p6 R3 d) B" M 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.* ]" L: q9 c4 b( m0 y" P- i2 b n
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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./ c9 _0 G8 s/ m3 a
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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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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^* J7 t, `! i. J1 @"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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