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6 ~: Y U& x# ~( w2 k6 S' K4 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.% D% o: D4 f* ^9 y- j
# F3 M; x- H: P& k1 P0 f7 X( y"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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! U& a, ^' W/ s“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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( U) M; ?# R9 y9 R9 f7 C. H! u9 PThe 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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3 z; `: B1 J! S( YThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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0 M) C) E) {5 c2 QThe coalition is asking government to:+ \( L' g9 d* i4 s5 J2 x+ T$ ?
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.. ]0 k A: S% i- O& g+ `5 y
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.6 u$ t9 W3 r- W' N% _3 S* U
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. m% l/ `/ \" {+ K
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
" h* S2 i0 P; Y& c$ B: h 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.
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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.% \; R9 d! O, p0 _1 ~) |: ]& E
2 W* T: |' }, ~3 N% L" `1 ~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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