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5 ~' M8 ]8 ?" C ]8 U9 G7 sA 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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2 b' _! |! ^, E5 Y' i9 u4 F"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."0 x; K& y' C1 c$ ]+ ]7 |
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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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1 K$ c0 t3 Z1 J1 @. f3 l3 IThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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6 X- H$ [* I' _2 i2 x* vThe coalition is asking government to:. J: [6 D6 J! b
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
' Y; c# d' r# _Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
9 J; b! Z( l( F! HChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.0 M3 ^( v; [8 @ \$ r
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.$ |- Q0 F1 s+ ^! p* y& I4 }! b
“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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- K& Q3 n; e! N/ e$ [- 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.
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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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/ g, x/ c# C! G"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.: q& U% @3 q2 S( B" o
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