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6 k; m) n3 k+ HA 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./ D6 y4 A0 {4 ` L& t/ m
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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."- Y0 Z8 n$ p% M0 ^( b
, F; ~7 r, R3 `$ F1 oThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.; h! c7 h2 U0 B! U5 |
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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:$ J U h) U+ h+ I! i( ^
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.! D8 Q$ T- F& k+ n1 W4 `: ?
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
! d; t% ] j$ u' P2 O: a! F& o; ^Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.6 J/ A# {1 @3 [! J
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
# ?4 e( E! C9 k4 s. t. ~“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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$ Q$ H6 y" V5 t0 l! 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., }: g( o5 k/ l
F% L# P8 H( s, s1 vThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton." |4 y: H2 ]( G5 W7 T5 d: A
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.2 S3 Y3 ]. B$ N- Z6 k
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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.+ `8 I% ~; d9 y
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