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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.! `1 s+ M0 |; Y4 Q% g, _5 w. q: a! F
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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.8 K; N0 g0 p$ U; O; L2 Z5 F' b# d
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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."
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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.9 X9 ]4 {; d; C: J% B# S. s( w6 t2 I
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.( ^" Z' [/ t8 R
# c, H5 j3 b, y5 J [The coalition is asking government to:8 U, h" b" i1 Q5 I+ W) t7 C
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands. m" z7 K- ]. H3 ^7 ?2 G! a& `
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
- i. Z( {3 N# ~/ J2 L j7 |7 G3 _Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
& O+ Y/ ^' J1 z7 o4 UStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 m# L5 {! { w6 [“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.& J: _4 o4 _/ v$ X( S
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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.
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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." K: Z4 o$ d/ x& h
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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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"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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